Can child-Heir Matthias survive long enough to lead his world onto a path beyond the strict lines of Kavvana and Orexis – Order and Chaos? When the Heir of Kavvana is born, the people of Iconia rejoice. After eleven hundred years of waiting, there is a promise for the future, a promise that chaos will not consume the Balance and force the world into a maelstrom of war and destruction. Matthias has a lot to learn – and not much time. The struggle for Balance will not wait for Matthias to grow to manhood. As his father strives to protect and lead Matthias towards his Kavvana power, across the city, the Orexis temple is not sleeping. Nenet has been preparing for centuries to greet Matthias – not to destroy the Heir of Order, but to taint his infant soul with chaos. After all, why settle for half the universe when Orexis could rule it all? Hidden from both sides, another power rises. There are only two sides to the Great Scales – which side, if either - will this new power choose? Child of the Scales is the first novel in the new High Fantasy Young Adult series, The Heir of Time. Discover the world of the Great Scales, as Matthias, the first Kavvana Heir who can touch Chaos, wrestles with the red and green threads that form the foundation of reality.