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Ligea's son, Arrant, leaves Tyrans for Kardiastan to take his place as Mirager-heir, while Ligea prepares to halt an insurrection. But Arrant's skills as a Magoroth are dangerously inconsistent, and his father, Temellin, finds it difficult to communicate with this secretive young man he barely knows.

Arrant's singular ability to communicate with his half-brother, Tarran - a part of the collective mind known as the Mirage Makers - leads them both towards the possibility of a tragic clash with the encroaching Ravage.

As Arrant's enemies among the Magoroth plot to ruin his family and his future as heir, he begins to realise there is a greater mystery to solve if he is to prevail.

"Glenda Larke is magical. If you don't read her, you're missing out on a treat." - Karen Miller, bestselling author of The Innocent Mage; 'Glenda Larke is a fabulous writer. I adore the rich landscapes, the complicated and believable characters who deal with life as real people not as caricatures, and the story-lines that join thoughtfu

"Kate Elliott" - 'Larke has a talent for world building and a fondness for unstable landscapes ... It's also great fun.’

"BARBARA Davies, STARBURST MAGAZINE" - 'A satisfying end to a trilogy that…does what it does very well’

"SFX" - 'I had serious difficulty in putting the book down... very strongly written and allows for more shades of grey than many fantasy novels do, but also a richly imagined and thoroughly believable world…’