First published 2013
Subcommander Quaeryt stands before his battalion of imagers, soldiers who wield the dangerous power of creating reality from thought. Lord Bhayar has promoted him to lead this unprecedented fighting force against Bovaria, the hostile nation that tried to seize Telaryn territory. War demands swift action, but Quaeryt faces enemies on multiple fronts. Court conspirators work to undermine him even as he marches toward battle. His own men struggle to master their volatile imaging abilities, powers that can kill the wielder as easily as the enemy. Quaeryt drives his battalion through one brutal engagement after another, determined to prove that imagers belong in the military. Each victory comes at a steep price in blood and lives. Yet Quaeryt pushes forward with his larger mission beyond mere conquest. He wants to change how the world sees imagers, transforming them from feared outcasts into valued defenders of the realm.
Genres: military-fiction, adventure, fantasy, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: chosen-one, enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Telaryn, Bovaria
Period: Imager's Battalion
509 pages · Hardcover · Tor Books
Content warnings: violence, war