In a world unraveling, three souls rise - each bound by a single thread. One hides sorrow behind a frozen heart. One clings to joy as the skies fall. One burns with rage that could consume all. As ancient powers awaken and the Loom that holds the realms together begins to fray, they must walk the path of Threadbinding - a forgotten art that weaves emotion into power. But the threads are tangled, the truth is buried deep, and something watches from beyond the veil. Some threads bind. Some cut. And some were never meant to be pulled.

Sword Saints, mortals of such great power many say they are only second to the gods themselves. Many say they are just figments given life by drunkards and bitter beaten Kings. But the wise know that they are as real as winter's chill. Melias is one of the legendary Sword Saints, a title he did not seek. Tasked by the Queen for secret missions, Melias' latest target is a friend of the same title. Usually, his job has a no questions policy, but now he has to question where his loyalties lie. Revenge and blood have made Yuna Gaedal flee the safety of her Queendom walls to hunt down her parents' killer. But this princess will learn that killing isn't as pretty or simple as she initially thought. To Shu Salson the Sword Saints were heroes of epic proportions and he has dreamed to become one of them. While traveling to the whereabouts of his estranged father he comes across one of the Sword Saints and this makes him ecstatic, but soon he realizes they are nothing like he expected. The lives of these three are threaded by the invisible yarn of Fate. Spinning a tale of courage, love, revenge and tough sacrifices, Book 1 of The Swordsman Saga is a novel that catalogs a series of catastrophes and the lengths one must go to save their country and their world.