The first volume of the four-part fantasy series The Tear Wars.
Pug the orphan from the fortress is on the verge of a life change. He hopes to be accepted by one of the masters and learn a trade that will provide him with a living. An unexpected set of circumstances leads him to Kulgan, court mage to the Duke of Crydee. Little does he know that great changes await not only him, but also the entire Island Kingdom and Midkemia. It all starts with the discovery of a mysterious shipwreck that wrecks on the coast during a storm.