The Scintillate

and he navigates a monster-ridden world to rescue his sister from the Great Empyrean.

He reconnects with Aurelia, a childhood friend who assimilated herself into the upper-class society of Hightables. Aurelia promises her help and recruits him into her faithful neophytes, three men Vand challenges to win The Hand of Altardawn, securing him a journey across the world and a gateway into the Great Empyrean.

Along the way they meet a renowned prism mage, an infamous ex- convict, and a devoted Sidivian soldier. Each harbor deep wounds wrought by the Empyre, and a will to get what they came for at the cost of nearly anything.