The remote and wild land of Tiguafaya is on the edge of chaos. The menacing volcanoes that dominate the landscape threaten destruction. Repulsive fireworms, marauding pirates and ancient dragons grow bolder every day. And the corrupt and ineffectual government can do nothing.

The only hope for survival lies with a group of young rebels known as the Firebrands. Led by the lovers Andrin and Ico, and the half-mad musician Vargo, the Firebrands are desperately fighting back. Using the once-revered but now lost arts of magic against overwhelming odds, they are all that stand between Tiguafaya and devastation.