After a short and bloody war on foreign soil, the Expeditionary Army of Ashkent is preparing to return home. Captain Jon Forge and his company, however, are assigned one more task - to oversee a workforce of enslaved Bantusai tribesmen as they replace a long lost bridge across the River Rooke, in the mountainous northern borders. With construction already underway, a band of fleeing trappers brings news of a fast approaching barbarian horde and Forge quickly realises his de facto commander, the devious Duke Burns, has send him and his men to their deaths. Despite the overwhelming odds them,...

The sequel to 'Redoubt' - an action-packed fantasy where Captain (retired) Jon Forge is tasked with travelling to the far city of Karnak Karnassus to break out the Paternal, the keeper of all the secret deals and dirty secrets of scores of kingdoms, countries and businesses. Leading a team of rogues, he is driven by more than duty - he is doing it to avenge the death of his best friend.