Introduction: For Welsh, survival means loyalty. Obedience. Strength.As an elite warrior of the Rotundra, a ruthless reptilian empire that feeds on human slaves, Welsh should embrace the cruelty of his kind. But he doesn't. He never has. Raised as a lesser, he fought his way up the ranks, but power hasn't changed him-only trapped him between a system he despises and a world that won't let him escape. Now, Welsh is assigned a seemingly simple mission: travel to the Orchard and retrieve a single deadrot tree.But nothing about this mission makes sense.The Orchard is deep in Korvis territory-savage reptilian cannibals who will gladly rip him apart. Worse, he's forced to travel with Soralees, a sadistic elite who sees slaves as nothing more than entertainment and Welsh as a weakling unfit to lead. As tensions rise, Welsh begins to suspect there's more to this mission than he's been told. Among the slaves, one watches in silence-not to fight, but to heal. A gift hidden in chains. A power that could change everything-if it doesn't get him killed first.Of Things Man Made is perfect for fans of dark fantasy, dystopian sci-fi, and morally complex antiheroes....