If all that is good thinks you evil… are you?Once upon a time, the Seven Shapers dwelled in accord and Shaped the world totheir will. But Satoris, the youngest among them, was deemed too generous inhis gifts to the race of Men, and so began the Shapers' War, which Sunderedthe world. Now six of the Shapers lay to one end of a vast ocean, and Satoristo the other, reviled by even the race of Men.Satoris sits in his Darkhaven, surrounded by his allies. Chief among them isTanaros Blacksword, immortal Commander General of his army. Once a mortal manwho was betrayed by King and Wife, Tanaros fled to Darkhaven a thousand yearsago, and in Satoris’s service has redeemed his honor-but left his humanitybehind.Now there is a new prophecy that tells of Satoris’s destruction and theredemption of the world. To thwart it, Satoris sends Tanaros to capture theLady of the Ellylon, the beautiful Cerelinde, to prevent her alliance with thelast High King of Men.But Tanaros discovers that not all of his heart has been lost — his feelingsfor Cerelinde could doom Satoris, but save the race of Men…