Empires rise and fall, cultures clash, and change is unstoppable. Aren has always accepted the Dachen way of life, even as it subsumes the fading Ossian culture. But when his parents are accused of treason, his faith in the system is shattered—and his defense of the establishment lands him and his best friend in a prison mine.
Desperate to escape, their plans are derailed when they’re rescued by Garric, a rebel leader with a bloody mission to overthrow the Dachen regime. Now, Aren faces impossible choices: turn Garric in and risk death, leave him and face certain capture, or join his cause—one Aren doesn’t believe in.
With no good options, Aren must decide who he is, what he stands for, and how far he’s willing to go in this gripping coming-of-age epic.
