100 years ago, the demons fell off the face of the world. These were not monsters from the depths, or from the stars–they wore human faces, appearing in the night, plundering every country in their path. Unstoppable, until they weren’t. But not every scar heals. At a university on the edge of everything, four young students from every corner of this fractured world come together. Each has their reason to be there–and a reason they wish they weren’t. But they find themselves united in their common goals: to prove themselves, and to find where they belong. Over the course of the year, their commitment to these goals, and one another, will be tested. The threads of fate are unpredictable. By the year’s end the final remnant of the empire shall fall, but will our heroes survive the consequences of their choices, or be pulled down by the tangle of their intertwining lives? ...

In the Kingdom of Rydhses, everyone knows their place: the Wedhen in the baobab trees; the Dowra on the waters; the Leur under the earth. With prophecies available for little coin, no crime can be undiscovered, no day can be unpredictable, your life is in the hands of the gods. Until it’s discovered, in a year’s time, the prophecies are no more. For 21 years Vanna knew her role in the story: sorcerer, researcher, and unquestioning daughter to the Divine Ruler. But when she awakens to find herself alone in its pages, the future unwritten and the realm seemingly in her hands, she must venture to the world below for answers. Unlikely friends, ever-changing enemies, and a world that has already ended… how can she save her people from themselves? ...