Jevick, the pepper merchant’s son, has been raised on stories of Olondria, a
distant land where books are as common as they are rare in his home. When his
father dies and Jevick takes his place on the yearly selling trip to Olondria,
Jevick’s...
Young war hero Ben Styke commands a colonial garrison in a sleepy Fatrastan town. It’s a well-deserved quiet posting and Styke intends to keep the peace despite rumblings of discontent across the continent.
But peace is difficult to maintain on...