They are flowers that grew out of mud. They are people who are unable to submit to fate. Some call them rebels and hardened scoundrels. And for some they are heroes. On a planet that has buried magic, the last dragon and kraken, they resist pestilence, war, famine and death. But will the flowers be able to withstand when other worlds invade the familiar reality? Editor’s comment: A roaring, trumpeting novel of its beauty and scale, in which you will be amazed not only by the epic scope of the story, but also by the not excessive detail of an interesting fantasy world.