Publisher's Synopsis
War is looming.Divine powers play chess with the lives of mortals, through their intermediaries, immortal champions known simply as "the Swords". A woman wakes in the middle of a ruined village, with no memories of where or who she is. Quickly befriending a small, motley group of itinerant scavengers, she takes the name Fodhla upon the suggestion of her new friends. From there, she joins them in traveling across the land of Tír Glas, slowly learning more about the world in which she lives, the Great Contest that the divine Powers has declared amongst themselves and the Swords leading nations and peoples in a seemingly endless war, covering the entire world. Realizing that she is not simply a poor villager with amnesia, she sets out on a race against time, to protect her people and her nation from devastation at the hands of an invading army led by a terrifying Sword, known as the Carrion Lady to the people of Tír Glas. In order to stop the invasion and turn back the tide of death and destruction inexorably bearing down upon Tír Glas, she must not only locate the exiled Sword of her own people but convince those in power to act with all possible haste. Facing great opposition, Fodhla has no choice but to take matters into her own hands and set out herself, once more accompanied by her new friends on a journey across Tír Glas to force the hand of those with the power to take action against the coming invasion. Along the way, Fodhla comes to learn more of herself than she wants, and she has to make difficult choices, face real danger and deal with both enemies and strange allies. While famine threatens to engulf Tír Glas, Fodhla and her small group of friends have to become the most unlikely of heroes to save themselves and everything they hold dear. But will it be enough?
