An ancient promise is redeemed, a dream rides up on a bay horse, a boy becomes something finer than a man. The young scribe of Tornor is taken by the chearis, the dancing warriors, to the warmlands where he learns what it means to be a witch. Complete in itself, this novel is the second in a major new fantasy trilogy by Elizabeth A. Lynn, one of the most celebrated of today's young fantasy authors.

World Fantasy Award nominee for Best Novel - 1980