The kingdoms of the east have forgotten magic and replaced it with
science. Now they need it more than ever
The kingdoms of the east have all but forgotten the old magic. Science
has replaced the wizards; muskets and cannons have replaced the swords
and armor of the old knights. But across the mountains, Atark, a shaman
of their ancient enemy, the nomadic Kaifeng, has rediscovered the old
magic and, thirsting for revenge for his murdered family, he unleashes
it in a new war of conquest. As city after city falls to the invader,
Matt, a young soldier, and Jarren, a reluctant scholar, desperately
search for an answer to this seemingly unstoppable weapon. Meanwhile,
Kareen and Thelena, two young women from different cultures, are thrown
together by fate--and find that in a world drenched in blood, the only
thing they can count on is each other.