When the River Has Run

"When the River has Run" is a fantasy tale without noble causes, kings and quests, and the fate of this fantasy world does not hinge on anyone's heroics.No prophesies foretell their fates, they are not secret heirs to powerful thrones, and they are not guaranteed a glorious victory, against all odds, in the finale.Hadralla is one such hapless character.He tends rabbits on the safe and sheltered islands. Until his mother tires of him, and ships him off to the mainland, to find real work.His uncle lives there, and together they scour the countryside for scrap metal. Their travels bring Hadralla riches, but also notoriety, and the Magistrates seek him out.They need a new breed of soldier for the coming war. Disease and roving bands of lepers have overrun the outer lands, and a great plague sweeps closer to the capital. After being recruited into an elite unit, Hadralla joins a bloody and misguided campaign to halt the spread of leprosy.