The Thief and the Slave

An accidental survivor, Hamo Serbon finds himself doomed to a life of slavery and torture. Once an aspiring doctor, he is now an ironsmith's slave, broken in body and mind, and beyond hope of rescue. When strength fails and courage spreads thin, can Hamo find what it takes to keep living? Is there a life for him beyond the pain?

Back home, young Aldrid has spent his life in the shadow of his brother's death and his father's treachery, and now he wears the iron band of a convicted thief. Can he ever be the hero his brother was? Can his defiance wipe out the memory of his father's sins?