Deze epische sage ontvouwt zich in een wereld die herstelt van een catastrofale oorlog tussen goden en demonen. De mensheid, ooit op de rand van vernietiging, vond redding in de afstammelingen van een legendarische held die eeuwenlang regeerde. Hun heerschappij verviel echter in tirannie, vernietigde het geloof en ontketende een revolutie. Het verhaal volgt een man die een verwoestende waarheid over zijn identiteit ontdekt, waardoor hij in een opstand wordt geslingerd die de wereld dreigt te storten in een verwoestende oorlog.
After the War of the Gods, the demons were cast out and fell to the world. Mankind was nearly eradicated by the seemingly unstoppable beasts, until the gods sent the great hero, Ramrowan, to save them. He united the tribes, gave them magic, and drove the demons into the sea.
"Ashok Vadal was once a member of the highest caste in all of Lok. As a protector, he devoted his life to upholding the Law, delivering swift justice with his ancestor blade Angruvadal. But then Ashok learned that his life to that point had been a lie. He had been nothing more than an unwitting pawn in a political game. His world turned upside down, he began a campaign of rebellion, war, and destruction unlike any the continent of Lok had ever seen. Now, first daughter of Vane, Thera, is held captive by a shapeshifting wizard with designs on her powers. Ashok Vadal marches to rescue Thera. But it seems Ashok may be caught in a game played by gods for the fate of the world itself. If the gods do exist, Ashok has warned them: stay out of the way."-- Provided by publisher
"Ashok Vidal was once a member of the highest caste in all of Lok whose life was devoted to upholding the Law, delivering swift justice with his ancestor blade Angruvadal. Until the day he learned his entire life to that point was a lie. Now one of the casteless, he began a campaign of rebellion, war and destruction. Thera had been a member of the Warrior Order, spending her life training for combat until she was struck by lightning gaining the power to see the future. She fought alongside Ashok and his company of men know as the Sons of the Black Sword until a shapeshifting wizard with designs on her powers of precognition spirited her away. He holds her prisoner in the House of Assassins. Ashok and his men march to the rescue. With his sword Angruvadal, he was unstoppable. But Angruvadal is gone, shattered defeating a demon. Now Ashok must fight without the aid of the magic blade for the first time. Thera's life depends on it"-- Provided by publisher
"A champion, still standing. Ashok Vadal, once a remorseless and highly effective Protector of the Law, is now the reluctant military commander of a throng of rebels and misfits, and a turncoat to a treacherous empire bent on the mass murder of an entire caste of people. Even now, the Great Extermination has begun. The empire may be mighty, but if it is war the Capitol wants, then it is war they will have. Vadal has faced down gods and demons before and overcome them. Now the champion and defender of the untouchables of Lok has a name. He is grim and implacable. He is still standing despite all this world has thrown at him. He is Ashok Vadal!"-- Provided by publisher