In a world where magic has disappeared, rival nations vie for power inside a continent devastated by war.

Whenever a young farm young lady, Livia, demonstrates magical powers for the first time in a century there are several over the land which will kill to obtain her power. Duke Gothelm’s tallymen, the blood-soaked Qeltine Brotherhood, and cynical mercenary Josten Cade: each is searching for Livia and the energy she wields.

But Livia sees that guardians can come from the most unlikely places … which the outdated gods are returning to a global they abandoned.