On the summit of the fabled Irish mountain known as Slievenamon there is a gate to an ancient land of immense and terrifying power. However, the gate of Feimhin has lain closed for centuries, the secret of its opening long lost.<br><br>But now four orphans drawn together by fate must pass through the portal to face their destinies. What they find beyond is the enchanted but war-ravaged world of Tír, a strange land peopled by beings of magic. Here death waits at every corner, and the four new arrivals must learn to fight if they are to survive. <br><br>And they’d better learn quickly, because their enemy, the Tyrant of the Wastelands, is growing in power.