A thousand, a thousand years have passed since the day that became black for this world. A thousand, a thousand years have flown by since the day when exactly dark shadows first appeared on earth, those who are simply and fearfully called INHUMANS. They came from the sea, and there were countless of them, but the Lords of the Runes destroyed, as they say, every tenth one and drove the invaders into distant forests and mountains. A thousand, a thousand years have passed since the days of pain and danger... but who can tell when danger will return - sudden, unexpected? Who will predict when the world will again need the secret power of the RUNES LORD? P.S. The author published his first fantasy novels under the pseudonym "David Farland", later returning to his own name - Dave Wolverton.