Ticca, a junior mercenary woman doing everything possible to earn a recognized name, and Lebuin, a new wizard seeking powerful magics to become a master wizard, thought they had escaped their pursuers. Except their Nhia-Samri pursuers set a trap in the ancient city of Algan ensnaring them. They're discovery that they are being targeted for death by the mysterious Nhia-Samri, led by an evil, demi-godlike Grand Warlord, tosses everything they knew into the wind. To survive Ticca, Lebuin, and Ditani must stop a guild of mercenaries capable of threatening entire kingdoms. Events spiral out of control as they discover shocking truths about their attackers and themselves. Joined by unexpected allies, they must play the deadly games in a race for forbidden knowledge hoping to prevent the coming war. Thread Strands is a 136,000-word epic fantasy/speculative sci-fi novel and the second book of a the Golden Threads Trilogy set in a distant future consisting of both high technology and real magic.