Michael Ravenboer

Inside the Walls Michael Ravenboer

It's been centuries since those beasts of old, Dragons and Demons, walked the land. Pushed to the outskirts and shadows, they cling to survival and with every death their magic drains from the world. Those who took over did not come out unscathed. Humanity's great empire crumbles; the great leaders and generals replaced by squabbling scholars and bureaucrats. They are content with living within their great walls as they divide the dwindling spoils. Human mages have discovered power that rivals the ancient arts and went beyond. Now the fusion of magic and technology threatens the balance of power in the peninsula. Imperial control has been restored in the queen's city through blood and iron and now all her subjects live the fallout of her decisions. The ambassador of the ancient order of dragons keeps his dwindling people away from harm the best way he knows how. A merchant of death scrambles to stay on the right side of his own weapons. deciphered The mistress of snakes in the east is a common sell sword in the west. A demonic preacher runs from his past. As the peninsula stands on the brink of war, it's deepest gutters have discovered a power older than they can reckon with, and the vultures begin to circle.