The order of the world is in turmoil. An age of industry is beginning, an age of machines fuelled by magic. Sprawling cities rise, strange devices stalk the land. New money brings new power. The balance between the Hundred Kingdoms is upset. For the ...
An ancient city. A wondrous invention. A perilous journey. Deep in the polar south stands a city like no other, a city built aeons ago by a civilization mighty and wise. The City of Ice promises the secrets of the ancients to whomever can reach...
War is coming to Ruthnia. As ancient, inhuman powers move against one another, Rel Kressind finds himself in the company of the fabled modalmen â€" giants who regard themselves as the true keepers of humanity’s legacy. Far out in the blasted, magic...
Ambition runs strongly in the Kressind family: Trassan is building a mighty ship to navigate an uncrossed ocean; Rel is banished to a vital frontier; Garten balances responsibility with family loyalty; Katriona is determined to carve herself a place ...