"Burned by fate...inflamed with destiny." Inexplicable seizures have plagued 15 year-old Genevieve Solace her entire life - seizures so violent that she's left unconscious for days at a time. News of the king's Raiders tell stories of vicious murders where women are slain, children are orphaned, and entire towns have been leveled to ashes, all in search for the Girl with the Scar. As autumn ends and the cold of winter sets in, Genevieve fears that the raids are growing near. She can only pray to the gods that the Raiders will never find her. But fate, as it seems, is rarely ever so kind.About the Author: From the small town of Reidsville, and now from Raleigh, North Carolina, William Stadler enjoys writing novels, specifically in the epic fantasy genre where heroes and villains come to life. "I wrote short stories in sixth grade, and my teacher used to give us six or seven lines to fill in. I'd use those seven lines, and then I'd turn the sheet over and fill up half of the back. After that, I didn't write extensively again for over fifteen years (except for a poetry phase). But then something crazy happened. Steve Jobs died. I'm not typically bothered by the death of a celebrity, but Steve Job's death really got to me. I started reading some of his quotes, and one said, "Set a goal, and work at it everyday. Now I've heard that philosophy all my life, but something about that instance really got me thinking about what I truly enjoy doing: writing.