SUMMARY: Noetos and his reluctant companion, the village leader and his wife's lover, are fleeing from the Recruiters who want young men and women to train in Bhrudwo. They are also looking for an artefact which is in Noetos' possession. Meanwhile, Lenares is leader of the Cosmographers, and she believes that the Father is missing, but could he be dead?

SUMMARY: A once-powerful magician, defeated decades ago by the Undying Man, lies in the dungeon of Andratan, planning his revenge. There are three things he needs: the stone, the blood and a hand of hate. The three people he has manipulated from afar to bring these things to him are on their way. They have no way of knowing what lies in store.The Faltha War might have ended, but for three great continents - and their gods - the war for immortality has only just begun.