The Heart's Desire for Death

In the land of Alcazar there lives a boy who does not know of fear. One might think it strange, seemingly impossible, that he could not have known it all his life. Do not babies wail at sudden loud noises? Do not young children fear that monsters lurk in the dark? Do not grown men tremble in their boots at the sight of a dragon? Certainly, they do, but not Thurlow. His father says he has the heart of a lion.

But Thurlow sees it as more a curse than a blessing. He is desperate to find answers, and spends every waking moment searching for clues. What would it take to make him afraid? What would that even feel like?

When a magician begins wreaking havoc in town, Thurlow is inspired to finally undertake a quest to find fear, something he has long dreamed of doing. But as he looks for fear, Thurlow is unwittingly entangled in a dangerous plot. He must learn how to navigate deadly schemes and survive magical dangers, and quickly.