Finding unlooked for assistance and friendship in the Chandarin desert, Erl and Tari are devastated when dire events overtake them.

Having escaped the Belira mines and killer dwarrows, Otta and Lored find a place to rest; in the valley of a monstrous sharresh-idenru.

"What a great read. Tight prose as always. The arena fight with the Champion was wonderfully written and quite shocking at times." C Sendrowski

All four of the companions are determined to reach the City of Bones in order to rescue their friends. But how are they are going to manage this, when everything keeps going wrong for them?

From the harsh desert sands to Rhuminol, from wild green valleys to the horror of the arena in Orostrube, this is a tale that will horrify and inspire every reader of dark fantasy.

If you enjoy books by Frank Herbert, Anne McCaffrey and George R R Martin, you'll love this!

Warning: Some characters in this story have racist views. Readers may find some scenes and themes in this tale upsetting as they contain; nudity, killing, meat eating, human sacrifice, slavery, torture, shocking violence, fighting, gore and death.