About Prelude - Facing down the insanity of the Borderlands, Captain Ganse leads a handpicked team of Aether Guards on patrol. Long trained and battled hardened, this band of heroes must forsake magic and hunt the vile Spawn of Chaos with deadly determination, simple brutal weapons and obscure advice buried in an ancient book. What starts as another routine sweep soon becomes a battle for survival as they are challenged by horrors powerful beyond record. Now, not even skill, experience and the Captain's unique family legacy can guarantee the patrol's survival. In a chain of battles where the soldiers must win every time but the enemy needs but a single victory, can the patrol triumph or will the Realm's dark blood finally choke the bright heart of their homelands?Grimmdark meets Bronzepunk in this action packed novella that launches a unique hard fantasy epic set in a deeply immersive character centred world.About Borderlands - Trapped in an eternal battle against the all surrounding Realm of Chaos, the nations of the The Rationalle fight to preserve the purity of their oasis and its most sacred relic, The Temporalis. In the shadow of the Realm's corruption, where steel turns to dust, stone walls crumble and spells turn on the caster the battle-hardened Aether Guard hunt down and destroy the ravening Spawn before it can reach their home. Skill and experienced notwithstanding, their sworn enemy surfacing deep within the Rationalle itself catches them completely un-prepared. On this new battle front politics and ambition prove even deadlier than the Spawn they pursue. Can they keep up with their enemy, or will the Realm of Chaos finally desecrate the Temporalis itself?Grimmdark marries Bronzepunk in this hard fantasy epic where action abounds in a unique and immersive world of captivating characters and frightful monsters.