Forced to abandon his family, trapped on the wrong side of a civil war, and unsure of who to trust, a young wanderer is caught in a bad way. If he is to make any sense of the world, he'll have to face arrogant nobles, blizzards and beasts of the wild, and the roots of a conspiracy far larger than himself. His employers can't be trusted, and his companions are little better than vagrants and liars. Soon his quest for coin and survival becomes much more complicated than he would have wished-and it was already too complicated to begin with. His slightly lacking talents with a blade will come to the test more than once, and other powers are just on the verge of arising...
A brilliant mastermind in a fantasy world gradually enacts his plan for world domination, drastically changing the lives of everyone. Some will try to stop him, others will try to aid him, but few will survive the struggle... The world of Avec is being ravaged-destroyed from the inside out by devils and monsters. Only an elite few know what horrors lie on the horizon. Powerful kings and members of the republic have made plans to deal with the coming chaos. But will their plans be in vain? Or are they themselves the monsters they claim to be fighting? One man seeks to cut through mist and obscurity to find the truth. Garthel. Though the name is only a faint whisper in the roaring wind, enough have heard its call to take heed. But who is Garthel? And what strange plan is he plotting from afar?
A nomadic warrior. A mystic student. A deranged Jack-Bot. Can they stop the Clockwork War? For thousands of years the world has been a frozen wasteland where the strong rule. Men depend on the power of steam and metalwork to fight back the constant cold and daunting monsters. Civilization is on the brink of starvation, so when an unexpected patch of fertile land erupts between the clockwork cities, a war over resources is inevitable. Nandor, a nomadic warrior from the wildlands, believes he has a plan that will ensure peace. Most call him mad, though his imposing figure might stop them from saying so to his face. Through hushed voices, they say he's a delusional fool. But he might be just the kind of fool they need. An impulsive mystic girl reluctantly joins him on his quest, as well as a mangy mutt, and a psychopathic Jack-Bot tormented by its human soul. Duels of fire, clashes of swords, and an uncertain battle await them. For who can stop a war when the scent of blood is already in the air?
