5 stars "One of the best books I have ever read. It helped me get through lockdown." - SpeccieSeccie, Audible review
5 stars "Page-turning, character-driven fantasy adventure." - Nicole, Amazon review The future comes first in visions. The cost comes later in blood. "My name is Robert Mannford, and I saved the world by killing it," are the first lines Wayran reads from the journal discovered in the hands of a corpse. He desired one thing: the truth behind the Jendar, an ancient technomancer race that vanished overnight, leaving only myths and impossible machines. His visions have lead him here. Then, a sandstorm. A crash. A tower from his dreams. And now, an ancient mystery turned into a living threat, awakening something that should have stayed buried. Judgment is coming. Nine lives. One design. No escape. Across Salucia, nations resurrect lost technology and fuse it with newfound magic. An empire closes in. War looms. Lives collide: a knight sworn to a dying realm, a prince who steals souls, a detective hunting a killer, a girl forged into a weapon, a dockrat who dreams of becoming a Corsair, a princess fleeing duty, a destitute musician risking everything to help his friend, and an imperial soldier desperate for a new life. Every choice turns the gears of a design set in motion long ago.