Second book in the Axis trilogy, sequel to 'BattleAxe'. Winner of the 1996 Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel.
Axis has fled to Talon Spike, the home of the Icarii, where he must learn to wield his Enchanter powers to fulfill the Prophecy. Somehow he must lead the Icarii and the Avar back into Achar, defeat his half-brother Borneheld and reuinte the former kingdom of Tencendor under his rule.
Meanwhile, Gorgrael waits impatiently for winter, to continue his destructive drive into the heart of Achar . . .
