Born in Massachusetts in 1978, Jeff Goguen is a software engineer and author who lives with his wife Denise on Florida's Space Coast. His interests include linguistics, martial arts and, of course, writing.
When tragedy befalls Urietsin's scouting party, he is nursed back to health by a mountain hermit. He soon realizes that there is more to this old man than meets the eye as his new master reveals ancient secrets of mystical combat. The two warriors are soon called to join their kinsmen and their new elven allies to defend their lands against a threat the like of which they have never imagined.