About the Book

Acer lives a quiet life in a small village in the heart of a magical forest wedged between two warring empires. Serving as a young apprentice to a no-nonsense woodworker who shuns the outside world, Acer longs for the adventures of the world beyond the village. Acer’s insulated life shatters when the Irkhet Empire invades his home, leaving Acer alone in the forest to survive. Saved by two soldiers from the rival Aurellome Empire, Acer grows up with a fiery vengeance against the Irkhets. When war reaches Acer yet again and the Aurellome Army drafts him into its ranks, Acer finds himself haunted by his past and forced to question everything he has been fighting for.

A military novel set in an industrialized, fantastical world, Conflagration of Sycamore tells a story of disillusionment, the loss of control, and the spirit of persistence amid adversity.