Beginnings - Ironshield's Shadow, #1

When an unlikely band of travelers is recruited to make an important delivery and is unwittingly drawn into a plot to stop the onslaught of a neighboring kingdom's genocidal ruler, they must overcome shifting loyalties, criminal syndicates, and evil deities in order to save their world. Unbeknownst to them, their quest has implications far beyond their kingdom to the celestial realms beyond. The IRONSHIELD'S SHADOW series is friendly for middle-grade, YA, and adult readers.