This fantasy story is set in the nation of Caledeenia, a vast, sunburnt country founded by descendants of Scottish clans who fled their homeland centuries ago. Attacked by the English, Viking raids and then ravaged by plague and famine, the clan chieftains were compelled by the Knights Templar to find new lands. These warrior monks leading the exodus fleet, to the lands of the crusades, lands that they knew. A fresh start on their own terms.

Centuries later a threat emerges from across the Channel, their neighbors to the east make moves to enter their lands. To protect his homeland from an invasion across its northern frontier, a soldier turned commander must pioneer non-conventional warfare against supernatural shapeshifting wolves, monstrous beasts and mercenary armies. As the conflict escalates, he uncovers a deep-seated political conspiracy linking the enemy to treacherous leaders and clans within his own ranks and lands. Faking his death to expose the plot, he must unite a fractured army for a war that threatens to consume the entire nation.

These are the stories of the Northern Approaches and of the men and women who died in this desolate space to protect their emergent nation. A tale of resilience in the face of adversity, of bravery, duty, and the complexities of military and political leadership in the face of human… and non-human enemies.