When the Elder People passed from the world, they brought the Gods to watch over the Children but now the Gods themselves are threatened. In a world where magic is driven by either art or blood, Chance's Children is the story of two young men brought together by the god Chance.
Nicolio is a prince who has lost everything - his family, his title and his freedom. Thord is a warrior bound to a god-forged ax that carries a dark curse. One is a wizard who must dance into and beyond himself to master his art. The other is a berserker striving to control a red rage that knows neither friend nor foe. Nicolio is hunted by a usurper's demon assassins. Thord is outlawed from his own country for manslaughter. One is a slave and the other his master, and the two - lovers.