The Thousand Year Promise is a fantasy adventure trilogy. In the first book - The Eye of Phoenix, a disastrous hunting excursion turns Arden Dearborn's life upside down. Accused of killing his father, the Lord of Londenberg, Arden is forced to flee into the wilderness, while his older brother Devlan takes over the city. A voice guides him to a mysterious castle. He encounters a beautiful young woman Sarah, whom he falls in love with at first sight. Arden learns that Devlan is plotting another assassination to overthrow their father. With the help of a mystical device, Arden returns home, in time to shield Lord Dearborn from certain doom. As life returns to normal, an evil enchantress wounds Sarah with a fatal spell. On the brink of death, Sarah is brought back to her homeland - ShangeLilar. Only the Eye of Phoenix can save her life, the crown jewel of her motherland. To seek the woman he loves, Arden ventures into the treacherous wilderness and embarks on a journey of no return.