After the prophesied apocalypse in the year 1000 gave way to the Age of Gloom, all Elaine ever knew was the harsh life of her clan in Anglia. But her father believed in something more, and before his death he passed on to Elaine the key to recovering mankind's lost knowledge from ages past. But to realize her father's dream, she must now cross the legendary—and harrowing—Sea of Eagles. If she survives, she'll face the terrors of the Land of the Hordes, even more hostile and dangerous than her homeland. But perhaps Elaine will also find the answers she seeks, so that humanity might one day be reborn...