Three years after the events of The Abyssal Night, the Amari Desert brings vague comfort to Ember and Rhodren as they recover from their failed assassination attempt and abrupt uprooting from their mountain haven. All other sanctuaries are inaccessible so the priests of the desert are slowly regrouping and waiting. Their next moves will not be easy, but something must be done if there is any hope for a Geophorian future. Meanwhile to the...