Gwenn and Gunnar travel to Khalama to bury Arkady Svalbarad, but nothing goes as planned. For one thing, Arkady isn't really dead. And his old
teacher, Dawa Tinley, seems somehow menacing. When Gunnar mysteriously
disappears, Gwenn and Arkady form an alliance that will bring both
danger and new promise to the peoples of Yrth. Meanwhile, Huw and
Katkin find comfortable shelter in an ice-locked valley, until the
addition of two orphaned children to the family leaves Katkin feeling
trapped and miserable. After Huw's arrest for murder, she must decide
whether to run or stand by his side. The choice becomes even more
difficult when Katkin meets up with an old love. But a chance meeting
steers her to Starruthe just in time to deliver Gwenn's baby daughter
Myriadne. Now that the Dawnmaid has been born, it will take a miracle to hide her from Maggrai, who has returned from the future with a
weapon of total annihilation. But Gunnar also has a secret weapon,
though he is reluctant to use it. Will he accept his true nature before
Maggrai's wrath destroys the last hope of the Firaithi?
The "Song of
the Arkafina" series: Heart of Hythea, Ketha's Daughter, Dawnmaid and Beyond the Gyre.
"Suzanne Francis is one of the best small press
authors. She delivers an exceptional, unforgettable story every time.
Her worlds are filled with colorful details and captivating characters
that kept me turning the pages." - Pat Bertram, author of A Spark of
Heavenly Fire and More Deaths Than One, from Second Wind Publishing
