Blaine “Mick” McFadden was condemned as a murderer for defending his sister’s honor. His punishment: exile to Velant, a penal colony in the frozen north where survival depends on grit, obedience, and magic held tightly under lock. For six years, Blaine has endured brutal discipline and the unforgiving wastelands, carving out a place among the damned.
But now the supply ships have stopped, and whispers from the south tell of kingdoms in ruin and magic spinning out of control. Cut off from the world that cast them aside, the people of Velant face a choice: wait to die, or seize destiny for themselves.
In this opening to The Ascendant Kingdoms Saga, Gail Z. Martin unleashes a gripping tale of vengeance, survival, and a world on the edge of collapse.
