Warrec serves in the legions of the Maroveyan Empire, the largest human country in Tala. After nearly ten years he is returning to his childhood home to say goodbye to his estranged father and announce his upcoming marriage.

His father Duncan is an old warrior who has fallen into depression and alcoholism. An old enemy, the Dread Lord Argis, attacks the home. The attack is a ruse to steal an ancient artifact that Warrec’s family has guarded for thousands of years. Joined to its second half, the artifact could destroy Tala.

Duty, family, and an old enemy

The published premise places Warrec between two obligations. His country and his family both claim him, and the connection to Argis turns out to be closer than he realizes. Duncan begins a quest of atonement to prevent Argis from obtaining the other half of the artifact. The attack sets off a chain of events that the synopsis describes as determining the fate of the world.

EDITORIAL NOTE

A homecoming that was meant to close one chapter opens a larger conflict.

A Chronicle of Tala

Broken Line is presented as A Chronicle of Tala. Listings identify it as a 2022 fantasy novel by Matthais Carr, published by Runebear Publishing. The story is set in a world where a family secret has been protected across thousands of years and where an empire’s knight must decide what that protection still requires of him.

This MarketAnyBook feature introduces the title through the published premise and bibliographic listings. It does not present itself as a full-book review.