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"In the wake of the brutal war that swept the Old World in Siege of Stone, a new danger is forming along the coast. Taken captive by their enemies, King Grieve, along with Lila and Bannon are about to discover the terrifying force that threatens to bring destruction to the Old World. The Norukai, barbarian raiders and slavers, have been gathering an immense fleet among the inhospitably rocky islands that make up their home. With numbers greater than anyone could have imagined, the Norukai are poised to launch their final and most deadly war"--
Ildakar has vanished-- the entire city whisked away from the siege into an impermeable bubble in time. Nicci, separated from her companions, must face a horde of "hidden people," all that remain of an ancient population. The wizard Nathan and his allies, witnesses to the city vanishing, confront an army of half-petrified soldiers. King Grieve and General Utros ally with the piratical ruthless Norukai to raid the coastal cities and drive the defenders inland. And young Bannon is now an enslaved captive in the Norukai fleet.... -- adapted from jacket