BOOK ONE: THE RIVER KING [completed] "From the mountains to the sea, the Riverlands shall be free!" A fantasy world experiencing an industrial revolution powered by magic; an organization known as the Order controls the flow of magic, the lifeblood of a failing empire. The Order is secretly hiding that magic is running out. Living in the backwaters of the Imperial Republic, an orphaned boy and his friends might have the power to restore magic. Finneas Breydan lives with his younger brother Kenelm in an orphanage. He doesn't think he's special or anything. But when a mysterious stranger from the Order visits the town, the boy is thrust into an adventure that could change the fate of the world. The Imperial Republic spawns almost across the known world, gobbling up previously independent nations. However, the new people forced into the Republic want to fight back. A rebellion is brewing. And a king is determined to retake his throne. Originally titled Finneas Breydan and the River King. BOOK TWO: THE HOUSE OF WOLVES [ongoing] Sixth months after the revolution, Finneas and Brienne travel to the Sanlands on a diplomatic mission. What seems like an easy task spirals into a conspiracy.