What is "farlander"

Farlander is the first book in the Heart of the World Series written by Col Buchanan.

The book follows the story of Ash, a member of a sect of assassins known as Rōshun, who offer protection through the threat of vendetta, and Nico, who is a street urchin living in the city of Bar-Khos, which is under siege by the Holy Empire of Mann.