A boy finds himself suddenly orphaned for the second time in his young life and is thrust into the heart of palace intrigue, his world turned upside down in an instant.
Finding himself enveloped in a world of politics, swordplay, sorcery and mystery, Turgeon must survive the deep waters he finds himself in long enough to unravel the secrets of his own past and chart a course to his future.
Under the tutelage of the palace Swordmaster and through the support of his friends, will he be able to achieve his destiny and right the centuries old wrongs that caused the downfall of the Atenlan empire and corrupted the substances that fuel the world's magic?