ONLY THE WORTHY (The Way of Steel—Book 1) tells the epic story of the adolescence of seventeen-year-old Royce, who, through his unique talents in battle, feels that he is different from the other boys in the village. There is a power in him that he does not understand, and there is a destiny that the boy is afraid to face.
On the day he is to marry his only love, Genevieve, someone kidnaps his bride. Royce decides to put everything on the scales and face the magnates who took her to save his beloved. When he fails, he is sent to the infamous Black Island - a barren place that transforms boys into men. Banished from his homeland, Royce is subjected to tests he never even dreamed of when warriors teach him how to survive in Dole - brutal entertainment in the Kingdom. Meanwhile, Genevieve, desperately awaiting Royce's return, is forced to navigate the cruel and cunning world of magnates he despises.
As Royce's power becomes more powerful and the boy learns the secret of his father's descent, he realizes that perhaps his destiny is greater than he thought. He begins to think about the most terrifying question possible: who is he?
