To achieve greatness, you have to give up those moments. “Life is nothing more than moments in time. After fateful series of events end in his father’s murder, Tau vows to make the responsible nobles pay. In a society where honor and opportunity are tied to caste, Tau’s father does everything to prepare his son to join the ranks of the Ihashe in the Omehian military and gain the status of warrior. As the child of parents from differing caste, Tau is “High Common” but still considered “Lesser” thereby setting his life path far outside the “Noble” circles. Among the Omehi, caste controls everything and is viciously enforced. Tau, a novice swordsman, lives in rural Fief Kerem (a coastal city) in a society governed by an unbending caste system. This saga immediately jumps forward picking up events with Tau Solarin. The decisions made and paths chosen that day, carry far-reaching magical repercussions that seed this mesmerizing opening with such irresistible mystery and addictive potency there’s little chance readers won’t keep turning the page. The ensuing battle and blood-soaked mayhem results in a massive loss of life and but ultimately secures a home for the Chosen.

Out of time, and in need of a safe haven, they make a stand against the savagely possessive tribes of the Hedeni in a bid to seize a peninsula for their new homeland. In a prologue set 186-cycles into the past, readers encounter the Omehi (the Chosen) as a people on the run. Game of Thrones meets Gladiator in this debut epic fantasy about a world caught in an eternal war, and the young man who will become his people’s only hope for survival.

The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter