With an obliging devil taking his place at home, Gerald Musgrave was free to pursue his destiny of adventure and romance - and, on the legendary steed of his ancestor Dom Manuel of Poictesme, to seek and rule the fabled city of Antan. But the road to Antan was long, and strewn with remarkable obstacles...named Evadne, Evasherah, Evaran, Evaine, and finally, the incomparable Maya.