Book excerpt: Quirin is the first book of the Seci Chronicles series.When War, the dark god of a tortured world, sets out to find seven soul stones and claim the physical realm six reluctant adventurers are summoned to foil the plot. Can two glory driven thieves, two headstrong mercenaries, a hesitant cleric and a love struck magician put aside their inner demons and become the heroes they must be to stop War's dark minions from achieving their goal?