Legacy Of Ash: Matthew WardBook I of Legacy. A shadow has fallen over the Tressian Republic. Ruling families once protectors of justice and democracy now plot against one another with sharp words and sharper knives. Blinded by ambition, they remain heedless of the threat posed by the invading armies of the Hadari Empire. Yet as Tressia falls, heroes rise. Viktor Akadra is the Republic's champion. A warrior without equal, he hides a secret that would see him burned as a heretic.