Beneath the Keywork's glow, under the governance of the twelve grey-skinned Mages and the watchful gaze of the winged Prise, humanity goes about its daily life unaffected by the goings-on of the higher powers at work in the universe. 'Welcome to the world of Heaven's Fence, where a lattice of mysterious energy known as the Keywork binds and sustains life on a triangular network of planets-from the bleak and hellish Howling Earth to the sparse beauty of Bendelesh. In order to do this, he creates IRO-bots he calls Knowledge, Beast, and Inferno (KBI, for short). Year of the Black Rainbow follows Leonard Hohenberger, a scientist, as he fights for revenge against Wilhelm Ryan who has recently risen to power.
The story of this chapter was released on April 13th, 2010 as a 352 page novel, co-written by Claudio and Peter David, its release coinciding with the release of the album of the same name. edit Year of the Black Rainbow is the first chapter of The Amory Wars by Claudio Sanchez.
