Hourglass

The icy land of Screenia is plunged into disarray when its ruler is assassinated by a powerful unknown entity. Korin, the unwilling new king, wrestles with his own fears and desires, finding himself maneuvered into leading the kingdom into a counterattack he doesn't support. Only Calthus, an aging court advisor and sorcerer, knows the true danger facing Screenia's invasion force, that an ancient evil, the Bo'Rai, is stirring again. Beset by mysterious attackers, the depleted army advances. Calthus grows more powerful but, with each step, the soul-destroying sins of his past come back to haunt him. Are his crimes too great for atonement? Can he prevent the Screenians from marching towards their doom?

The dead monarch Charon was destroyed at Elzinga Asylum, but its impact on the Hourglass strike team continues to affect them, particularly Clyde Williams. With his necromantic powers acting up, he's under the watchful gaze of the Median's rulers, who fear he could be a risk to their kingdom of sleep and the countless souls therein. But when a familiar and bitter enemy resurfaces, attacks a secret Hourglass facility, kills a high-value Hourglass member, and steals sensitive intel, Clyde is pulled back into service. Now, Clyde and his teammates must find and stop a powerful new threat: a troubled Spark whose anger issues could potentially lead him to being swayed by the Cairnwood Society's dark agenda. Meanwhile, somewhere in the creature-filled wastes of Erebus, Kozlov continues his perilous search for the Firmament Needle. A quest whose reverberations will be felt by Clyde, his teammates, and most of all, the volatile new Spark.