CONTENTS

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Notice
  3. Dedication
  4. Map
  5. Pledge of the Altenerai
  6. Prologue
  7. 1. The Crown and the Emerald
  8. 2. The Missing Mage
  9. 3. Breakfast with the Queen
  10. 4. A Long Strange Road
  11. 5. Internal Division
  12. 6. A Land of Plenty
  13. 7. The Throne of the Queen
  14. 8. Chamber of the Ring
  15. 9. The Third Matter
  16. 10. The Sorceress in the Dawn
  17. 11. The Blood of Paradise
  18. 12. Beyond the Walls
  19. 13. A Meeting of Minds
  20. 14. A Field of Stars
  21. 15. The Sorceress in the Night
  22. 16. The Visitor in the Sky
  23. 17. In the Wasteland
  24. 18. The Other Way
  25. 19. Reunions
  26. 20. A Final Consultation
  27. 21. Out upon the Road
  28. 22. The Last Resort
  29. 23. Splitting Forces
  30. 24. Among Friends
  31. 25. The Secret in the Sand
  32. 26. The Wielder of the Staff
  33. 27. Tunnel to Nowhere
  34. 28. The Long Way Back
  35. 29. What the Future Holds
  36. 30. The Queen in Blood
  37. 31. The Battle Looms
  38. 32. On Wing of Fire
  39. 33. The Oath of the Ring-Sworn
  40. 34. The One He Liked
  41. 35. Ortok’s Vow
  42. 36. The Battle Joins
  43. 37. The Last Farewell
  44. Epilogue
  45. Acknowledgments
  46. Also by Howard Andrew Jones
  47. About the Author
  48. Copyright