The Kingdom of Herridon is on the brink of civil war. A band of angry, rebellious nobles quietly build their armies while they wait for the arrival of their prophesied leader. Meanwhile, the boy Paki finds himself in the middle of everything when he's brought to the Stronghold.

When Prince Janan returns home to Kamir, he hopes to finally find his own place in his homeland. Unfortunately, things don't go as smoothly as he hopes. A chance meeting at the palace in Duha begins to change everything he thought he could rely on, including seeing his favorite cousin for how she truly is.

While Janan struggles with...

Mehlis' return to Herridon leaves her still wondering where her place might be. Knowing Corydon will never be her home again, she and Xia find themselves in Herridon City. Unable to expose their relationship, Mehlis knows she needs to find somewhere the two of them can be together without risk, even if it means she'll have to marry someone else....

The alliance with Queen Lecianne of Aelmere has brought Nahtan, Asher and their allies to what they hope is a final confrontation with the priest Aduran in the blackened land of Felmour. Knowing if Aduran's followers are allowed to continue to grow in number and strength, they will soon be strong enough to try to take the throne of Aelmere,...

Having found acceptance with Nahtan's brother Garren, Mehlis sets off for a new life at Theryl Hold, not realizing the path she's just begun. Her marriage to Garren will allow her and Xia to continue their relationship, and while she believes she's now found her place, she has no idea how important this new hold is to the goddess Halona.

The...

Leaving the kingdoms of Olorun and Herridon behind, Mehlis finds herself in the kingdom of Kamir, a land of lush rivers and decadence. As the minstrel Tabari helps her continue to find her way, she learns more about herself and the world, learning to deal with the consequences of emotions and decisions and the complexities of politics in lands...

With the Olorun armies now allied with him, Nahtan begins his march on Basiyr. Thorvald awaits him with the last of his armies, not knowing the power Nahtan now carries within him from his old world and that he intends to use for a final victory. Nahtan knows Valry is only a few days' away at Zared's Temple, where Zared's high priest and...

His daughter now in the hands of the enemy and his own life almost taken by Lord Valin, Nahtan finds himself struggling to contain something dark that's been released inside himself. Determined to get Valry back no matter what the cost, he leads his army to Olorun, knowing he needs an alliance with Lord Asher if he stands any chance of hunting...

Broken and shattered with the death of her younger brother after the Siege of Herridon, Mehlis d'Corydon is put into the charge of the minstrel Tabari. Her older brother has turned her out of their family's Hold, telling her to find herself and her place in the world. Not knowing Tabari is far more than a simple minstrel, she accompanies him and...

With Basiyr and Zared's Temple now destroyed, and Zared's power bound and taken from the world, Nahtan and Asher begin leading their combined armies north to free Nahtan's crown city of Herridon from the siege holding it. At Herridon, Nahtan and his allies find themselves facing losses, some of them far heavier than they ever expected to pay,...

His past and present now drawn together to reveal who he is, Nahtan takes control of his armies and begins breaking the Archbishop's hold on the kingdom. Keeping his promise to Sewati, he travels first to the Mowik's lands to break the Archbishop's hold on those villages. While there, he meets Yenene, a healer and priestess to the Goddess...

Three years after Nahtan took the throne of Herridon, the unpredictable Lord Valin returns with news that the slave trade is still alive and well. Determined to eradicate the trade and rout the last of the church guards running it, Nahtan sends an army south. To distract focus away from the army, he leads a smaller group that includes his young...

As the Mo'ani work to rebuild Valin hold, Paki's training to become a Mo'ani Warrior continues. The arrival of the former BishopLord's widow and two children in Valin brings Paki to conflict as his attraction to Rena, the BishopLord's daughter, quickly becomes evident. After leaving Valin, Paki continues to form alliances that will become the...