At the Scholae, cadets become leaders of the galaxy's mightiest military. Asher Lockhart fits too well: brilliant, reckless, and powerful enough to worry the wrong people.
As secrets surface and Cassoria drifts toward war, Asher learns fighting isn't enough when the real battle is over who shapes the future, and who gets sacrificed to build it.
A veteran, husband, and father, Dale Hickman writes science-fantasy that takes us into a world of interplanetary war and magic systems.
The name Dale Hickman pays tribute to two of the men who most inspired him. Behind it is a strategist by trade, currently building the rest of The Numenborn Series from Oklahoma.
You can sign up to get updates about his writing here.
A veteran, husband, and father, Dale Hickman writes science-fantasy that takes us into a world of interplanetary war and magic systems.
The name Dale Hickman pays tribute to two of the men who most inspired him. Behind it is a strategist by trade, currently building the rest of The Numenborn Series from Oklahoma.
You can sign up to get updates about his writing here.
Asher Lockhart doesn’t want a throne. He wants to win the war, bring his people home alive, and get back to the woman he loves. But as the Locum of Cassoria, he keeps getting pulled deeper into campaigns that stretch across planets, fleets, and political fault lines.
Arvenis must be freed. Drevanu must be contained. Thessorin must be watched....
