"Open a forge, melt the stolen goods, make a blade, then sell it back to them. The rich assholes won't even know they're buying back their own stuff."
- Prisoner #824, Elven Sector
Erevan, a young elf from a poor family, harbors an unyielding dream—to become a Classed, a feat reserved for the privileged. But he is thrust into blacksmithing duties when his father's injured elbow makes him unable to hammer steel. When Erevan breaks a commissioned piece for the Lord of the town, a fight and a bloody rock lands him in the caravan to the interracial supermax prison of Altheria.
Sometimes fate has a different plan.
In a place where survival is the only currency, and trust is a luxury few can afford, Erevan's blacksmithing ability becomes both a blessing and a curse. But in a prison that thrives on power plays and treacheries, possessing such knowledge also paints a target on his back.
As the icy chill of the snow season blows in, and the politics of the prison yard escalate, Erevan finds himself facing duels and mind games more challenging than any forge's flame. Guided by an enigmatic elven Master and the lessons of his Hammersmith class, he will have to use both his physical skills and mental prowess if he wishes to survive and reclaim his freedom.
Because when he gets out, he will be ready to make it in this unfair world.
Join best selling LitRPG author Matt Pivots as Erevan forges an epic adventure!