On a hot and humid night in the city of Salzia, a maid gives birth to a baby boy. Moments later, lightning strikes her lonely townhouse, buring it to the ground. The newborn is rescued from the flames by a mysterious old man, who takes the baby far from Salzia, names him Zoriam, and raises the child as his son. But the old man is not what he seems, and Zoriam's past is far more complicated than the young boy realizes.
When Zoriam accompanies the old man on a trip back to Salzia, he is thrust into a web of political intrigue that will determine the fate of Salzia and its neighboring city of Yozana. Soon, Zoriam will be caught in the middle of a war between the two cities, with no idea of who he can trust. He"ll have to use his wits and every skill he has to protect the people he loves--and find out the truth about who he is.
At first, I thought that the story was a little predictable but then soon realized that I was wrong. This really made me want to continue reading the book to find out what will happen. I am hoping that the author, Taoufik Jazouli, will soon write the next book in this series
