Lance of Earth and Sky by Erin Hoffman, Chaos Knight #2 Vidarian Rulorat, a captain without a ship, faces the consequences of opening a gate between worlds. Elemental magic is awakening across the planet after centuries of dormancy, brining with it magically powered wonders including flying ships and ancient automata. After decades of peace, empires leap into war over long-disputed territory as their technologies shift – and on top of it all, Ariadel, Vidarian’s one great love isn’t speaking to him. Called into service by the desperate young emperor of Alorea, Vidarian must lead skypships in a war against the neighbouring southern empire, train demoralized imperial Sky Knights to ride beasts that now shapeshift, master his own amplified elemental magic, and win back Ariadel – all without loosing his mind. Compounding his task is a political minefield laid by the Alorean Import Company, which may or may not be fomenting war across the world, and a shapeshifter that bonds to...