A rising champion. A secret rebellion. A deadly crossroads. 2022 Colorado Authors League Award Winner and Finalist for the 2022 Colorado Book Award

After forty-nine victories in the bloody Night Ring, Khyven the Unkillable is a celebrity gladiator. If he can survive one more battle, King Vamreth will free him and declare him a knight.

But the king doesn't play fair.

Instead, for Khyven's fiftieth "battle," the king orders him to travel through the magical noktum and infiltrate the secret lair of a rebel leader known only as "The Queen in Exile." All Khyven must do to earn his knighthood is gain the queen's trust…

…and betray her.

As Khyven struggles to complete his mission, he is caught between a growing respect for a rebel queen who will do anything for her people and a ruthless king who will stop at nothing to crush her.

For lovers of Dungeons & Dragons RPGs, this is a book from the sweeping epic fantasy world of Eldros Legacy.