Chronicles of the Martlet

The greatest Guild War Ender is Lady Alana of House Eyreid who has wandered for fifty years. Her sword arm is weakening. Her body has grown soft. She fears her mind might follow. She assumes her nephew, Roark, will be her last apprentice and has already foreseen that he leaves the War Ender's path. However, when she witnesses a fleeting vision of Roark's future, she modifies her plan. The son of a butcher, Eohan expected to follow his mother's footsteps until he is ripped from his family, shoved into a crowded hold on an InterRealm slave ship, and bound for the arena. He believes his life was over until a strange woman and her apprentice attack the vessel. Lady Alana murders the crew and rescues every slave-whether criminal, dishonored, or stolen. Alone in a strange Realm, Eohan learns his mother is dead and his younger brother was sold. He has no idea what happened to his father or stepfather. Alana offers him a War Ender's education and a place as a companion to her nephew. Propelled into a turbulent life, he learns to read, write, fight and think. Roark is not sure what to make of his aunt's visions or his new companion, but once Alana sets a course, she can't be swayed. Besides, they have a war to end.