And a strange vision appeared to a simple shepherd from a lost tribe. A vision whose order CANNOT be disobeyed. And they became his only companions - a huge black cat with the gift of reason and speech, and a dashing, cynical adventurer who knows neither faith nor trust. And the path lay through strange lands, through kingdoms that were either thinking or insane. Where mysterious flowers spoke and horses lied to clairvoyance. Where life was cheap, and betrayal was paid with ringing gold. Where the feat of the Chosen One will disrupt the flow of Time - and it is possible to avoid this only by doing something beyond the control of man or spirit. For the path beyond the unknown sea will be long and terrible - to the unknown Goal...