Scattered across time, three lives will shape the fate of the Realms: Haunted by the bloodless creatures of the desert, Ishvandu of Shyandar must overcome his worst enemy--himself--to become the Guardian he's always longed to be. Ashkynas, last of the Al'kah, has committed the unthinkable. Now, fleeing his own betrayal, tormented by the power he carries, he must wield destruction to save everything. In the forests of the north, young Hyranna Elduna stumbles upon a centuries-old secret--a deadly force that may be the key to the world's fate. In an epic narrative that spans centuries, one of these must rise to restore the Laws of Creation, or become themselves the heralds of ruin. From emerging author, L. E. Dereksen, comes a thrilling new fantasy, the first of a five-book series that melds realism with the heroic journey on a grand, immersive scale.