She is rough around the edges, disrespectful, and has seen it all. She takes no prisoners, neither on the battlefield nor in love. Her sword is available to anyone who can pay her in gold. Krona Karagin is far from a shining heroine. Yet heroes are far too rare in these quiet times, and when a fire demon rises over the kingdom of Abrantes, she gathers a colorful crew of dwarves, warriors, and wizards to confront the threat. Krona Karagin is not a heroine, but she is furious, and she has nothing to lose. "We all love our hero stories: of knights in shining armor, of great deeds, of sacrifice, hardship, and noble intentions, of brave champions who let nothing and no one deter them from their path. This story is none of those." Wolfram von Kürenberg, Volume 1 of the Fire Hunters series about the swordmaster.