In a world shaped by a select few masters of the natural elements, the visions of a long-forgotten queen foretell a crossroads in the future of humanity. Four strangers will dictate the fate of the world, and all life balances on the knife edge of their choices.

One decisive night will gather them all together under the same roof, where the fires of life will continue to burn... or be extinguished forever.

As the might Sealord and his twisted general tighten their grip on the Kingdom of the Sea, they turn their eyes on distant horizons... on empire.

Kettle, suffering under the yoke of the Sealord, desperately seeks a way to save her captured family and break the bonds of the tyrant...

Iliana, struggling as the people she loves the most test her loyalty, journies into the frozen north on a critical mission for her father...

Jace, alone and adrift, discovers unexpected allies in a group of broken experiments, all the while fighting a cryptic call from depp within the earth...

Bastian, searching for his lost brother, is embroiled in a deadly contest with a shadowy group led by a mysterious Khal...

Four fated souls are swept into a conflict beyond their reckoning that will determine the shape—or existence—of the world to come.

The Sealord has brought the world to its knees. His empire stretches across continents, his might unmatched. Yet all is not lost for those who yearn for freedom.

After stealing the wealth of an empire, Kettle seeks the edge of the map to start a new life, but what she finds there will thrust her from the shadows into blinding light...

Driven from his home, Jace heads east into untamed forest with only a cryptic refrain to guide him. His hope lies in a hidden rebellion led by the legendary Vengeance himself...

Broken, bereft, Iliana sits in an unsteady throne over the Khalintari. Plagued by headaches and fragmented memories, she searches for answers in riddles, rogues, and her own mind...

Bastian leads a desperate rebellion against the encroaching Empire of the Sea. When his brother disappears, he must race to rescue Lav from the grasp of a madman...