King's Gambit

Ferfolk, leather-skinned warriors from the desert, and humans have been at war for generations. Tens of thousands have died, with no end to the struggle in sight. When his foolproof plan to win the bloody conflict is thwarted by the unexpected appearance of a Ferfolk battalion, regent Baal begins to realize that neither side understands who the real enemy is. Someone or something has been fueling the perpetual fighting, hidden from even the highest levels of command. Can Baal broker a lasting truce and flush out the true mastermind? Or will the two races cling to their mutual hatred and obliterate each other?

The versatile humans, the tree-dwelling Arboreals, the subterranean Teruns, and the warrior Ferfolk have coexisted through millennia of war and peace, but demons from the netherworld have turned their sights on the mortal world and are pushing the four races toward annihilation. If they can join forces, it is not too late for them to fight back and save their home from the onslaught of evil. An epic spanning more than a thousand years, Legends of the Four Races comprises nine fantasy novels which form an interlocking matrix of six distinct trilogies.