Duke Kordas Valdemar, the ruler of a small, bucolic duchy within the Eastern Empire, formulates a plan to allow him and his people to flee from the Empire's militant and tyrannical leaders after a mage discovers a way to place a Gate so far from the Empire that the Emperor cannot follow or find them. This series from a New York Times bestselling author explores the long-awaited tale of an era crucial to Valdemar's history--the original founding of...