Torches in the Valley

The many kingdoms and peoples of Atyuri have enjoyed centuries of relative peace thanks to the Treaty of Vhelv signed by the surviving rulers in the wake of the Great Orug Invasion. For some, however, the price of peace has been high. The dwarves of Clan Irnug have led simple lives in the foothills of the Black Mountains for generations, always meeting their quotas and giving the humans that resettled their ancestors at spearpoint far from their ancient home little reason to bother them. Together with the Legionnaires sent to drag them to one of the great cities to work as virtual slaves, they will bear witness to a dark secret that will turn them into fugitives. Meanwhile, a Warden, one of the elite elven warriors charged with the silent and efficient removal of threats to the stability of the realms will find that some lies are simply too large to hide.

Torches in the Valley is the first volume in the Saga of the Sundered Halls and is Steven Gregor's debut novel.