FIRST BLOOD

THE STONE DOES NOT FORGIVE. THE BLOOD DOES NOT DIE.

When a cosmic horror fractures the frozen spine of the world, two dying hunters drink from its necrotic heart. From the celestial poison, Kael and Mara rise as unyielding monoliths of living marble and eternal marrow.

Behind the white limestone walls of Ak Hisar, an empire of bone and iron is forged:

• Mortals are crushed into mortar and forced to feed the smelters.


• Silent legions of calcified Chalk-Born stand vigil over the quarries.


• Human clay is ground to dust to fuel an unholy ascension.

Then comes Valen-the first true scion, born of celestial fire and living stone. Inheriting the terrifying speed of the void and the empathy of the clay, he sees the rot beneath his father's throne.

As the subterranean crater awakens and massive abominations march upon the gates, the immortal dynasty fractures from within. To break the stone, blood must turn against blood.

FIRST BLOOD: AGE OF THE BEAST is the brutal opening chronicle of an epic, multi-era saga spanning the primal horrors of ancient empires to modern dark fantasy.