A great evil has awakened in the land of Corona, a terrible demon determined to spread death and misery. His goblin armies and fearsome giants ravage the settlements of the frontier, and in the small village of Dundallis, their merciless attack leaves behind two shattered Pony and her lifelong friend, the youth Elbryan. Taken in by elves, Elryan is raised to become a formidable ranger—a fateful role that will lead him into harrowing confrontations. Meanwhile, on a far-off island, a shower of gemstones will fall onto the black-sand shores. These heaven-sent stones carry within them an incredible power—the key to all that is good in the world and all that is evil, and it is up to one young monk to liberate them from the corrupt monastery that harvests them. Pray they don’t fall into the wrong clawed hands.

Udgivet af Saga Press 

R.A. Salvatore
Amerikansk forfatter som har skrevet de fleste af sine bøger for rollespilsfirmaet Wizards of the Coast's "Forgotten Realms" verden. Han har skabt Drizzt Do'Urden, en mørk elf som har været med til at sælge en masse af Salvatore's bøger. Første gang han dukkede op var I "The Crystal Shard" fra 1989, hvor han egentlig var en af bipersonerne. Han blev dog så populær at han nu har været med I omkring et dusin bøger. Men Salvatore har også skrevet mange andre ting, blandt andet "Spearwielder's Tales" og "The Crimson Shadow Trilogy."