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Born to fell trees. Now he must topple an empire.

Derrik has come of age in a land torn by savage war and dark magic. His neighbors mock his yearning to become a warrior, the protector of the weak. What an absurd dream in their quiet, forgotten corner of the empire!

Then monsters invade their village, and the laughter curdles into a scream of terror.

Fatally unprepared, Derrik must become the hero he never was. To save the innocent, he plunges into a quest no mortal should survive.

With death snarling at his heels, Derrik turns to an ancient elf he instinctively distrusts. A dreaded dragon sunders the skies; a crucial ally - or another deadly foe.

The logger wages an endless war, shredding the darkness that consumes the helpless. Yet the deadliest threat is not the monsters shattering the vast empire. It's the deep secret stalking his little village...

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• Publication Date: April 21, 2025
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• Print Length: 408 Pages
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