A War of Stone and Scales: Volume 2 of Book 1 of The Anura Chronicles - Paperback

Zammus Dre' Suel, former marine navigator, finds himself thrust into the brunt of conflict once more after the incomparable destruction of an ancient fortress. Cut off from his allies and with only a capricious sapphire staff for company, Zammus must brave this hellish waste on his own or die in the attempt.

He finds himself mixed in with unlikely company as he attempts to forge his own tenuous alliances. However, not everyone or everything on this planet is as it seems. Deep in the harsh desert landscape, enemies lurk unseen, and being caught up in the wrong company at the wrong time could mean death. As such, meeting a violent end is at the forefront of Zammus's worries amidst the ever-changing tides of this alien world.

With no respite, Zammus quickly finds himself leading by his wits and sheer instincts as he stumbles his way through high-court politics. To survive, he has no choice but to stretch the realms of believability and possibility.

All the while, deep within its inaccessible subterranean confines, the primordial evil that Zammus's arrival on this world has roused stirs. Divine observers meticulously manipulate global events; Zammus, to his dismay, discovers he's the figurehead influencing those in his wake.