About the book: 2024 / Monard is an ancient metropolis where dissimilar destinies are intertwined into a bizarre pattern. Kanzan is a guy from the slums who longs for a better life. And one day he has a chance to change everything, because fate sends an unknown force into his hands. Hora is a lizard people. She is among the first of her people to receive a position in the elite guard. This appointment plunges her headlong into the swamp of cruel political intrigue. Julius is a scientist from the Empire that stretches across the Ocean. He goes on an excavation to Monard, because there is something there that interests the Emperor himself..