The world cast it aside. Now he has been tasked with bringing it back.

Benjamin Arlin's world has been under siege his whole life. At a young age, he joined the fight against the Great Beasts of the Southern Mountains, but he has nothing to show for it, save the loss of his entire family. Now a mercenary, all he wants is to take a break from his violent ways-to hang up his flintlock pistols and saddlebags and be done with swords and bloodshed. Reluctantly agreeing to take on one last mission before his break, Ben accepts a simple job: retrieve an old, out-of-print book known only as The Story.

But when his mission exposes a possible lead in the hunt to end the repetitive wars, Ben finds himself caught between two employers with conflicting goals involving a legendary beast. What started as a simple retrieval mission turns into a fight to survive when Ben is thrust into a perilous journey across a dangerous enchanted forest; a journey filled with painful memories he had hoped to never face again. To make matters worse, he can't shake the feeling that an unknown stalker is on his tail. Maybe there is more to this book than meets the eye.

If you like books like C.S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia, J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, and Leigh Bardugo's Shadow and Bone, this book is a must read! Filled with epic adventure, found family, powers unknown, and mysterious new worlds, this book will introduce you to places never before seen on an adventure that is just beginning!