nThe first in the powerful (SFFWorld.com) New York Times bestselling fantasy series. nVaelin Al Sorna was only a child of ten when his father left him at the iron gate of the Sixth Order to be trained and hardened to the austere, celibate and dangerous life of a warrior of the Faith. He has no family now save the Order. n n Vaelins father was Battle Lord to King Janus, ruler of the Unified Realm--and Vaelins rage at being deprived of his birthright knows no bounds. Even his cherished memories of his mother are soon challenged by what he learns within the Order. n n But one truth overpowers all the rest: Vaelin Al Sorna is destined for a future he has yet to comprehend. A future that will alter not only the Realm but the world.n