Irwin has always disappointed his father, but this will be the last time.Kobiton is a city that welcomes most. But people with Talents, secret powers, must watch their step.After descending the mountain with their monthly cache of coal, Samuel ‘Irwin’ Miner and his father, Albert, have come to deliver their goods and purchase a night to remember at the Hairy Yak Saloon. They enjoy whiskey and meals, and select their women, but Irwin cannot ...

Irwin spent nineteen years hiding who he was to survive his father. Now that he's finally escaped, he has to figure out who he is.Metal sings to him—in walls, in weapons, in the iron of blood—and bends to his will whether he touches it or simply thinks it into submission. But his real power isn't the metal. It's the determination to find a life that's finally his own, and he doesn't expect to find it with Yace—a telepath running from a past she wants to forget—or K...

Secrets revealed. Loyalties tested. The Metalist's Journey continues.In the heart of the Daos Territory, where cannibals lurk and danger lay in wait, three friends must navigate the treacherous path of self-discovery and survival. Irwin, a powerful Metalist, Yace, a Telepath with a mysterious past, and Kipp, a shapeshifting Clan-Duin, have already faced countless challenges on their journey. But nothing could have prepared them for the trials that await in the land...