In a world where humans take pride in the eradication of magic and all those who wield it, the divine balance between light and shadow always teeters on a knife’s edge.

The humans believe they successfully drove off the dark, twisted forces of the Empire centuries ago without magic to aid them. Why would they need it now or ever again?

But when a talented thief reluctantly partners with a mysterious young woman with a gift for reading a long-forgotten language, what they discover will forever reshape the seven kingdoms of Adwin… or, quite possibly, lead to their destruction.