<DIV><B>First in the Shade of Death subseries</B></DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>In the realm of Gwildor, the Mistress of the Beasts is under a curse, and her ferocious Beasts are destroying the land. Tom vows to break the spell, but when deadly Krabb ambushes his boat, it looks like the Quest may already be over.</DIV>