The hero Tungdil Goldhand vanished years ago. Until the gem-carver Go mron discovers Tungdil's diary . . . and finds that the last entries are terrifyingly recent. Go mron gathers a small band of trusted companions, and they set off to find Tungdil and save Girdlegard from the mysterious Albae. But the story's only half-over. Brabandor's on the trail of something extraordinary; Rodana is trying to change her fate, and Klaey...