How important is tradition? Do you follow it as an honored relic connecting every generation? Or do you leave it behind when it’s time to make room for something new? Discover that some traditions are deadly. While Mars is away on her own long-standing mission, Alan and the others head to the militaristic heart of Yarin. Confessions of love clash with senses of duty. Penumbra stays two steps ahead of our heroes, using filial piety to control their puppets as cruelly as the mad king of Yarin.

This is the third book of A. L. Brown’s high fantasy adventure pentalogy, The Mars Series. The entire series list is below.
Mars: Gaulthorn – 2023
Mars: Ambertide – 2024
Mars: Fyhsh – 2025
Mars: Sanctuary – 2026
Mars: Norcgatel – 2027