A new science-fantasy adventure, for fans of Godkiller and Final FantasyLinnute is a land of mundane magic, of schoolhouse sorceries and summons on every street corner. And then there are the Vapormages, Cymona's beloved battle mages, masters of overwhelming spellcraft.For vapormage Kell Rusalka, their latest assignment should have been simple enough: cross the border to the north, do some secretive scouting, and make sure another war doesn't start. Easy.After running into a murderous magical bird, a sword to the throat, and a pack of zombie hounds... maybe it's not so easy. And the second day will only get worse.But Kell's not the first person to be cast aside by the powerful, whether that's the god-like Guardians or the mortal men who claim to serve them. If they're going to bring peace to their home, they'll need their fellow nobodies to help them dig through not only the history of their warring world, but Kell's own lost past.Everyone claims to want peace. But one man's peace is another man's trouble, and trouble does what it wants.
