Long ago, alien abominations ruled the world. Now, they have returned...

The fugitive aristocrat Titus Maximus fled into the giant living labyrinth of Gawana and vanished.

A decade later Octavos Maximus finds his father's journal. He joins an intrigue-ridden army headed southward with an unwanted arranged marriage awaiting him. But fate has other plans...

Bao is a provincial princess enraged at the prospect of marrying into the despised Maximus clan. Pity this one is so cute...

Curtis joined the army as a favor to a dying emperor – but a stranger fate than fighting barbarians awaits him...

Carina is a fugitive sorceress who took refuge with the thieves and peddlers trailing the army. Unfortunately, the witch hunters are already there.

Chimp is a military scout striving to keep his squad alive. However, they keep getting sent out on suicide missions...

Git-Vik's people fled this world long ago. Now they are back and are determined to regain their former prominence – once they deal with these pesky savages...

These characters and others clash in a conflict that spans the world – but has Gawana at its center.