Book 3 of the cycle. Thirty years have passed since the trial in Yefas. Father, son, and daughter—endowed with the gift or curse of immortality—follow different paths through life. Meanwhile, the world awaits changes. From the depths of the sea comes the all-devouring Sleeper; above the north, the glow of war burns; in the corridors of the south, intrigues are spun; and through the fir forests of Ofurt roams a wild and hungry Beast. Sangomar is a world where demons have taken over—a world without good gods and justice—so even in a helping hand offered by a devoted friend, a blade or poison may be hidden.