The Clipper of Kings (Book 1)

What if the long-awaited hero refused to fulfill the prophecy?

For the last five hundred years, a new prophecy has been announced every twenty-five years, prophecies meant to distract the citizens of Valeria from the centuries-long drought and the resulting breakdown of society.

The most recent one is different. This one promises the arrival of a savior, named the Clipper of Kings, who will kill their false emperor and return the rains to Valeria. And when Tiberion is born, it seems clear that he perfectly matches the description in the prophecy.

Fearing for their son’s safety, though, Tiberion’s family keeps his identity a closely guarded secret, until tragedy forces them to flee to the northern forests, home to a strange tree-like race called the Arborians.

As Tibby grows up and learns more about the world around him, he realizes that he doesn’t want to be the prophesized savior for Valeria. He just wants to survive, even if that means stealing from neighbors who are even poorer than he is.

When the defining moments arrive, moments that can shape the future of Valeria, Tiberion needs to decide if he is truly the savior that the voice in his mind has always claimed him to be, or if he’s just Tibby, the scrawny son of a dead thief, who will turn his back upon the land that has destroyed everything he loves…