The third book in the fantasy trilogy Daoine Maithe - an exciting fantasy adventure by Dan O'Sullivan. Kelian, newly crowned King of Alkira returns to Castle to begin the massive task of rebuilding. On arrival he receives a desperate but cryptic plea from Cahndrech, child Empress of Tatharlia, begging that he visit. Before he leaves, Kelian instructs Baron Dale to take a ship to the Dwellings but during the voyage the sailors are overcome by Doreckian mists, and they drift mindlessly until reaching the land of Hosatabaht, where they find themselves stranded among hostile forces. Accompanied by his guardian friends, Kelian slips into Tatharlia unnoticed, but within days of his arrival chaos erupts within the Empress' Sanctuary. Determined to discover the perpetrator of the crimes committed in Tatharlia, Kelian finds himself swept up in the dangerous wars of the fallen races, and must face terror and torture in his attempt to determine the guilty, bringing the adventure to an exhilarating conclusion. The third fantasy book of the Daoine Maithe fantasy trilogy, a fantasy science fiction adventure series sure to be a best seller.