As a student of human nature, and someone who has spent his life searching for the answers to the big questions we all ask ourselves at some point in the quiet spaces in our own minds, Dastem brings you the tale of Dantian, a poor boy from a small farm, who only wants to find happiness in a simple life, with the girl he loves.

Dantian's dreams, however, are quickly torn to shreds when the Order of the Magi unleash a sinister plot to grab more power and prestige at his family's expense. The twelve holy men, who serve as governors for the province of Kharbenesh, are both cunning and ruthless in addition to wielding otherworldly powers. As Dantian soon discovers, they will also stop at nothing short of murder, in order to hold on to their power and wealth. His only hope is to wake his own latent mystical powers, lying in wait to take him to his destiny. The only thing standing in his way is his own lust for revenge...

The lessons that Dantian learns along his journey, resonate in the hearts of all who have experienced the pain of loss, as well as anyone who has ever had to rebuild themselves from the ground-up. They speak to the truths of finding purpose in the chaos of life. Finding love in the depths of hatred. Yes, before there was Jesus or Christianity, Muhammad or Islam, or even Buddah? There was Dantian, a boy who had to first decide to live, before he could learn how to fly.

Dastem's writing is both hypnotic and easy to digest, and fans of goth, epics, and speculative fiction with a bit of erotica mixed in, are sure to find the hidden gems sprinkled throughout the entire Dantian series.