#1 in a new, epic fantasy series by New York Times and international best seller David Weber set within his Bahzell Bahnakson/War God universe!Know thyself. It's always good to know who you are, but sometimes that's a little difficult. Kenhodan has no last name, because he has no past — or not one he remembers, anyway. What he does have are a lot of scars and a lot of skills — some exhilarating and some terrifying — and a purpose. Now, if he only knew where he'd gotten them and what that purpose was? Wencit of Rm, the most powerful wizard in the world, knows the answers to Kenhodan's questions, but he can't — or won't — share them with him. Except to inform him that he's a critical part of Wencit's millennium-long battle to protect Norfressa from conquest by dark sorcery. But in the far northern port city of Belhadan, an eleven-year-old girl with a heart of harp music knows the answers to all of Kenhodan's questions...and dares not share them with anyone, even the ancient wild wizard who loves her more dearly than life itself! It's not easy to face the future when you can't even remember your own past, but if saving an entire world from evil sorcerers, demons, devils, and dark gods was easy, anyone could do it.