In a land ravaged by the awesome forces of nature, where homes and families are ripped apart by the winds and water of massive tsunamis and terrible earthquakes, a hero rises over the gale. Toth, the powerful necromancer, has convinced the suffering realm that the devastation has been brought on by warring demon princes who reign over the netherworld. In an effort to cease the fighting and restore balance to the universe, the legendary knight, Hermod, has been summoned to undertake the great task of ending the war. With an unlikely band of wizards and bandits by his side, Hermod begins the dangerous journey into the netherworld, with the fate of the world on his shoulders. Vibrant, enthralling, and infused with the gravity of a world thrown into chaos, Whence Chaos Born is an epic tale of darkness, power, and the price of princely ambition. Whence Chaos Born is Book Eight in Legends of the Four Races, a series of nine high fantasy novels that form an Interlocking Matrix of six separate trilogies. Whence Chaos Born may be read on its own, as the second book of The Netherworld Trilogy, or as the third book of The War Trilogy.