All Gareth must do is steal a dragon's egg and live to tell about it. He’s warned by night whispers to flee from his tiny mountain village of Dun Mare. All he believes about his life and home is a tangle of falsehoods. Gareth finds himself alone in a strange world of tempest seas, flying dragons, and powerful foes vying for the mental powers he may possess, and for control of the egg. They are only the beginning of Gareth's story.