The Mage Wars rage. The StarTouched are hunted. Grant Gwydian fights for survival in the ashes of a failed coup. His coup has failed. The throne is lost. His most loyal lieutenant barely clings to life. Branded a traitor, Grant now fights from the shadows, keeping his Arcane Mercenaries alive as Cardinal Wallner tightens his grip, hell-bent on eradicating the StarTouched once and for all. But the deadliest enemy may not be on the battlefield—it lurks in Grant’s own past, waiting to consume him. Hunted by assassins, outmaneuvered by politicians, and betrayed at every turn, Grant must rally what remains of the StarTouched and forge a new path before the war grinds them to dust. But as the Icy Queen of Ismore sets her sights on the broken empire, her ambition threatens to finish what the war started—total annihilation. Can Grant rise from the ashes of his failure to lead the StarTouched to victory? Or will the ghosts of his past drag him into oblivion? Steel and sorcery collide in Arcane Mercenaries: Insurrection, a relentless tale of war, betrayal, and the fight for survival.