The Oathbinder (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798233833878)

Quincy Graves is tired of being the smartest person in the room-especially when that room is a cramped South Philly rowhouse he shares with roommates he can't stand.

An overqualified logistics consultant with a mind for spreadsheets and a soul of ice, Quincy sees the world as a series of broken systems. He's bored, broke, and waiting for a leverage point to move the world.

He finds it in the basement.

When a dying, glowing creature stumbles into his reality, Quincy doesn't find wonder. He finds an asset. By "Phase-Shifting" into the Echo-a vibrant, magical twin-Earth vibrating just out of reach-Quincy discovers a realm of ancient beauty and total, unmanaged chaos.

To the "High-Born" Elves, magic is a song. To Quincy, it's unmapped infrastructure.

But Quincy isn't interested in the shining citadels. He goes to the shadows, recruiting the "undesirables"-exiled Orcs, shunned Gorgons, and forgotten Imps. He offers them something the "noble" races never did: A seat at the table. And a contract.

With modern military discipline, industrial efficiency, and a "Debt-Trap" that can topple kingdoms, Quincy begins his ascent. He isn't here to be a hero. He isn't even here to be a king.

He's here to be the Auditor. And in the Echo, everyone is in arrears.