About the book: year / ...A tangle of palace intrigues, the whistle of a drawn sword, the destructive power of ancient magic, the desperate look of yesterday's omnipotent rulers... For some, this is the end of the world , for some it is the long-awaited result of a carefully prepared uprising, but for them it is simply the norm of life. They DON'T know how to do it any other way. They are used to being in the thick of things, turning hopeless situations upside down and laughing at the word “impossible.” They come when they are desperately needed, and leave as soon as they no longer feel like they are. They don't know what "off-road" is because the road is where they're going to go…