The peaceful Eldarin were the last of three ancient races.&#160;&#160;The mystical Oltor, healers and poets, had fallen before the dread power of the cruel and sadistic Daroth.&#160;&#160;Yet in one awesome night the invincible Daroth had vanished from the face of the earth.&#160;&#160;Gone were their cities, their armies, their terror.&#160;&#160;The Great Northern Desert was their only legacy.&#160;&#160;Not a trace remained for a thousand years...<br><br>The War of the Pearl had raged for seven years and the armies of the four Duchies were exhausted and weary of bloodshed.&#160;&#160;But the foremost of the Dukes, Sirano of Romark, possessed the Eldarin Pearl and was determined to unravel its secrets.<br><br>Then, on one unforgetable day, a dark moon rose above the Great Northern Desert, and a black tidal wave swept across the land.&#160;&#160;In moments the desert had vanished beneath lush fields and forests and a great city could be seen glittering in the morning sunlight.<br><br>From this city re-emerged the blood-hungry Daroth, powerful and immortal, immune to spear and sword.&#160;&#160;They had only one desire:&#160;&#160;to rid the world of humankind for ever.<br><br>Now the fate of the human race rests on the talents of three heroes:&#160;&#160;Karis, warrior-woman and strategist; Tarantio, the deadliest swordsman of the age; and Duvodas the Healer, who will learn a terrible truth.<br><br>A new world of myth and magic, love and heroism, from the bestselling author of <i>The Legend of Deathwalker.</i>