The Lazuli saga moves on a generation. Arvad's son Ardan has become a trader, a Merchant Venturer with his own ship. He decides to travel further North than other traders have done before him. But, as he moves North a race form the far North are moving South, attacking, ransacking and destroying cities as they go. He fights a battle against some of their ships and takes one of their leaders as prisoner. But that does not stop the onward progress of...