The Darksword series  tell the story of a young man born without magical abilities and denied his birthright, Joram is left for dead. Yet he grows to manhood in a remote country village, hiding his lack of powers only through constant vigilance and ever more skillful sleight-of-hand.

 Fleeing to the Outlands, Joram joins the outlawed Technologists, who practice the long forbidden arts of science. Here he meets the scholarly catalyst Saryon, who has been sent on a special mission to hunt down a mysterious "dead man" .Together, Joram and Saryon begin their quest toward a greater destiny after the discovery of the secret books that will enable them to overthrow the evil usurper Blachloch... and forge the powerful magic-absorbing Darksword."