Long ago, alien abominations ruled the world. Now, they have returned...The fugitive aristocrat Titus Maximus fled into the giant living labyrinth of Gawana and vanished.A decade later Octavos Maximus finds his father’s journal. He joins an intrigue-ridden army headed southward with an unwanted arranged marriage awaiting him. But fate has other plans...Bao is a provincial princess enraged at the prospect of marrying into the despised Maximus clan. Pity this one is so cute...Curtis joined the army as a favor to a dying emperor - but a stranger fate than fighting barbarians awaits him...Carina is a fugitive sorceress who took refuge with the thieves and peddlers trailing the army. Unfortunately, the witch hunters are already there.Chimp is a military scout striving to keep his squad alive. However, they keep getting sent out on suicide missions...Git-Vik’s people fled this world long ago. Now they are back and are determined to regain their former prominence - once they deal with these pesky savages...These characters and others clash in a conflict that spans the world - but has Gawana at its center.