His name is John and his existence is a true mystery to almost everyone in this world. In 1929, with the advent of Steam Technology, great warships fly the skies alongside slow moving dirigibles and air trains hauling freight in long lines of box cars. The Protectorate, a single national force composed of the Army, Navy, and Police guards our borders and skies. Magi walk among the populace, wielders of great energy gifted to them by their Weavers, and Sky Pirates fight among the clouds on wooden man-of-war ships. Yet the man in the black hat is just a rumor, a myth people whisper with a shake of their head. Some, who have met him, say he's a shaman, a walker between this world and the next and that he has a magic all of his own kind. Maybe he is an astral traveler, maybe he is magical, or maybe John's just a story like some say...you decide. Come and fly with us in this new adventure by the author of 'Ancient' and 'Runner'. Come and fly by the side of John Greywolf and his friends, Wahkan and Wally and Fade and Camille. Come and join a new world where Steam Tech and Magic rule, where with a slight change the history of this land as we know it has been altered. Come and walk the path with 'The Man in the Black Hat'...you won't regret it.