A century ago, a mysterious force wiped out human life on all surrounding worlds, leaving the planet Dinadh untouched. Now the unknown force is back - and this time humanity's only hope lies with a woman who'd give anything not to get involved.

Lutha Tallstaff's misssion is to locate the famed adventurer Leelson Faber, who has disappeared, taking with him what may be the only clue to the nature of the deadly threat. But Lutha cannot know that finding Faber will be the easy part of her journey. Though terrain alive with savage winged wraiths and fountans of fire, she will fight her way to the holiest place of the planet. And only then will she discover the shocking thruth about the coldly force that threatens the future of mankind.