On a remote island, far off in the Boreal Sea, four kingdoms have struggled against one another since time out of mind. Most mysterious of them is the marshland kingdom of Moss - feared by the others and ruled by the Sorcerers. Soon, all will be put in peril's way.In recent years, three of the kingdoms have suffered various misfortunes - fearsome volcanic eruptions that choke crops, hideous famine among the people, an ailing leader on his deathbed. Only Moss, poverty-stricken and desolate at the best of times, seems untroubled.But Prince Conrig of Cathra - who waits patiently as his father, the king, wastes slowly away - has hatched a plan in league with his lover, the seductive sorceress Princess Ullanoth of Moss. And if their secret alliance succeeds in its goal, the warring kingdoms of High Blenholm will be united once and for all - under the iron hand of one supreme rule. Read Less