Chosen protectors must stop a defiant Wizard Lord in this fantasy adventure debut by the author of the Obsidian Chronicles.

The Wizard Lord's duty is to keep the world in its delicate balance. He must govern lightly to protect his domain from power-hungry interlopers, such as certain wizards who previously fought to rule the world...But if the Wizard Lord himself strays from the way of the just, then it is up to the Chosen to intercede.
There are eight Chosen ones: the Leader, the Seer, the Swordsman, the Beauty, the Thief, the Scholar, the Archer, and the Speaker. Each are magically-infused mortals who, for the term of their service, have only one function—to be available to remove an errant Wizard Lord, whether by persuasion or by stronger means.
Breaker, an ambitious young man, has recently taken on the mantle of Swordsman. But he never expected to be called to duty so quickly. With the fate of his world hanging in the balance, Breaker has no time for doubt. And yet doubts linger...not just about himself, but about the entire balance of power.