By: Steve Diamond, Larry Correia

Imagine a future where a couple of historically oppressed people are being used for their mystical nature, and where warring nations fight over one of them, balanced by the goddesses of the world they now inhabit. This is one part Russian/Eastern European story, with some Jewish and Romani elements thrown in.

In this future on Novimir, Illarion is having an average day when he and a friend knock into a cursed cairn and soon after he finds life changed, after a visit from a supernatural power….Illarion, illiterate peasant, joins an elite military unit, where is his bravery and gifts are allowed to come into full fruition.

Its an interesting setting, but if they emigrated from Earth in the past, why is the technology so far behind? Does the magic affect it? Will our plucky heroes succeed in their quests?

Interesting first book, curious to see where the series goes.

432 Pages

3.5/5