Knights of the Alliance is book one of a Young Adult Fantasy trilogy series. It follows the travails of three unlikely collaborators: Fangbane, a mind reader; Mirari, a former noble posing as a merchant; and Gaven, a headstrong warrior. Hostility brews in the shadows of a land where ancient conflict exists between the three empires of Althaea, Minetta, and Valenia. Fangbane strongly believes that all it will take to end centuries of passive disdain is to establish a nonpartisan selection of fighters whose mission is to enforce a unified peace. His efforts lead to the recruitment of seven fighters known as the Knights.

When Mirari’s foster brother goes missing, presumed dead, she becomes consumed by the need for revenge. But her attention shifts upon hearing that her childhood friend, Gaven, is leading a rebellion known as the Althaean Siege. She flies to the battlefield where she meets Fangbane, a mind reader who hides his maimed face behind an enigmatic mask. With Fangbane’s help, Mirari defeats Gaven, unleashing a mysterious flame ability. It captures Fangbane’s interest, but Mirari rejects his proposal to join Knights.

Gaven claims to have been possessed and recalls nothing of the rebellion he led. As the consequences of death row loom, Mirari desperately makes a deal with Fangbane: a plea for Gaven’s life in exchange for joining the coalition of Knights. Gaven’s life is spared under the condition that he assists Fangbane in recruiting and training his team of Knights, one of those Knights being Mirari.

But Mirari and Gaven’s childhood camaraderie has long been replaced by new adult versions of themselves. Gaven, posing as a fake Althaean leader, and Mirari, an imposter under a false name. Gone are the people they once knew, their childhood friendship now replaced by a heated rivalry. They remain wary and distrustful of each other; she despises Gaven’s arrogance, and he is irritated by Mirari’s petty disobedience as she struggles to find her place among her new associates.

Gaven is left devastated and angry that he is incarcerated for a crime he cannot remember. He launches a search for the reason behind his memory loss, discovering an underground umbrella organization known as the Blessed. They are vigilantes with ideals similar to Fangbane – a new world, purged of its current leaders and unjust social system – but they adopt violent and bloody methods that Fangbane and the Knights cannot condone.

An alluring monk named Laikos is suspected as one of the leaders of the Blessed. He claims to be a messenger of the gods, and the gods desire anarchy. In the name of fate, Laikos poisons powerful officials, weakening armies and providing opportunities for the commoners to rise against the system. At first, he easily evades capture, utilizing a psychic ability far more powerful than that of Fangbane’s, turning one’s mind against their own will.

Seeing the devastating aftermath of Laikos’ mind-bending power, Gaven and Mirari suspect him not only as the source of Gaven’s possession but as the murderer of Mirari’s brother. In pursuit of Laikos and the Blessed, Gaven and Mirari put aside their differences, becoming utterly loyal and inseparable partners. It is up to them and the rest of the Knights to prevent Laikos from making his twisted ideology a reality.

The trio become unstoppable as they find strength in their unity, finally defeating Laikos through sheer willpower, becoming the skilled alliance Fangbane always envisaged. The populace, seeing the success of Fangbane’s Knights, shifts their allegiance, spurring a group of young pioneers to aspire to catalyze Fangbane’s mission. From thereon, Gaven uses his high power to advocate for collaboration beyond his region’s borders, and Mirari can finally step out of her shadow, put aside revenge and accept her brother’s death. As long as she is with Gaven and the brotherhood – in the loyalty and kinship she has craved since childhood – she will do anything for the Knights of the Alliance.

Book two, Birth of Resilience, brings to light the events leading up to the Althaean Siege; including Mirari’s noble past, the events detailing her brother’s mysterious disappearance, and Gaven’s rise to power.