Flesh and Spirit

The rebellious son of a long line of pureblood cartographers and diviners, Valen has spent years trying to escape the life ordained for him. His own mother has predicted that he will meet his doom in water, blood, and ice. On his own in a hard world, Valen struggles with addiction to an enchantment that converts pain to pleasure. His only valuable is a stolen book of maps--a book that eventually gains him entry into a secret world of monks, princes, and madmen, all seeking to unlock the mystery of a coming dark age. To his dismay, Valen must face what he fled so long ago, for the key to Navronne's doom is buried in half-forgotten myth and the secrets of his own past....