The Caldenomachy

Deep in the forests of Nyxora, the Abbot of the Holy Guild of Driftwyre is murdered. Driven by grief and craving for revenge, his godson, Thalvar, sets out alone to seek out his true killer. Meanwhile in the Marsh, Hydra Lord Moton Fangblaid, having craved vengeance for nineteen years, faces a girl with hair as red as blood, whom he cannot tell is enemy or friend. The Oracle of the Sun of Nyxora makes a terrible bargain in order to save her people from the invasion of the Frosts, lead by the Philospher-King Zarkus Glazefrost. A king of marble reigns over the deserts of Lathos, holding his ambitious subjects at bay, while one of his palace guards, falsely accused of treason, discovers an ancient maze beyond the city with darkness seeping out its core... As mystery, sorcery and intrigue weave themselves together through all five kingdoms of Thrylos, follow multiple characters, from blacksmiths to oracle-queens to triarchs, as they navigate the world, all desperate to survive.