Waves Crash and Seas Split

By Chad Huskins

It is the year 127 N.A. The Emperor and All-God, Maliki-li, has been assassinated.One month later, the All-God's wife, Shola the Empress, died in bed giving birth to their only child.The Empire has split. Lands that once belonged to the All-God and his line for a thousand years have been torn asunder. Lords once loyal to Maliki-li allowed old wounds to be reopened. Territories and fiefs have now been divided amongst a hundred feuding lords. This includes the oceans of the World.The Five Seas-Crucia, Hallor, Chambri, Kallu, and Minnon-are utterly divided into smaller and smaller sections, each lord laying claim to various ports; the ports being so very vital to not only the survival of their people, but to the war effort. Lords go ashore to force conscripts into service, teaching them to sail as they go, the war intensifying as every lord races to recruit the best shipwrights, artisans, and engineers.The Five-Seas Accord, which once consolidated all control of the seas to the All-God and was consecrated in the presence of every Major Lord, has been burned. There is virtually no order on the seas. Merchant ships are constantly under attack from pirates. It is not uncommon to see the remains of a sacked town on a coastline. Villages burn, women are taken, and children are put to the spear.The World is crumbling.The waters now belong to everyone, and no one...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1499623348
• ISBN13: 9781499623345
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.1" x 6.0"