Synopsis

Usedasasacrificebyhisownparentstosavehistwinbrother,EzraAshenlockeawakenstoanightmareknownastheTrialofSteel.Achild-soldieroperationthatstartedwithonecommand.“Assembleyourguns.Killorbekilled.”Herealizesthisisnotest...It’samassacre.Butunliketheothers,Ezragainstheabilitytoseefragmentsofmemoriesfromalifelivedinanotherworld.Thelifeofaweaponsengineer,ahardenedsoldierwhospentyearsdesigningtoolsofwarinadifferentworldfromhis.Thosememories—theonlypathforhisnewbodytoturnfrompreyintopredator.Now,Ezramustuseeverythinghehaslearned,andeverythinghewilllearntosurvivethetrialandthedangerswaitingfarbeyondit.InthelandknownastheCountryofAlchemy,BritanniahebeginshispathtomastertheartofGunAlchemy.