A young man with no past must progress into a warrior out of legend.
Cinder Shade's life begins on a fateful afternoon at the bottom of a well where he
awakens, bruised, battered, and bereft of all memory. His only understanding is
a driving imperative-to protect those who can't defend themselves and become a
warrior worthy of the name.
He discovers within himself a peculiar gift, one in which the codes of combat are
made evident and the language of steel is made clear. When he earns a place at
a prestigious elven warrior academy, Cinder fights to enhance his knowledge and
perhaps even humble the proud elves who believe no human is their equal.
His hard-earned skills are put to the test when strange rumblings emanate from deep
in the Dagger Mountains. Monsters out of myth emerge. And so does something far
worse . . .
An ancient god. The world believes this deity long dead, but he is very much alive. And he
remembers his enemies all too well. Even if they don't remember themselves.