It is a time of darkness, dread, and ultimate testing for the realm of Osten Ard, for the wild magic and terrifying minions of the undead Sithi ruler, Ineluki the Storm King, are spreading their seemingly undefeatable evil across the kingdom. With the very land blighted by the power of Ineluki’s wrath, the tattered remnants of a once-proud human army flee in search of a last sanctuary and rallying point—the Stone of Farewell, a place shrouded in mystery and ancient sorrow. And even as Prince Josua seeks to rally his scattered forces, Simon and the surviving members of the League of the Scroll are desperately struggling to discover the truth behind an almost-forgotten legend, which will take them from the fallen citadels of humans to the secret heartland of the Sithi—where near-immortals must at last decide whether to ally with the race of men in a final war against those of their own blood.

Udgivet af Hodder & Stoughton 

Tad Williams
Amerikansk forfatter og en af de bedste nulevende forfattere I genren. Hans første bog var "Tailchaser's Song", fra 1985, som havde katte som hovedpersoner. Men tre år senere udkom "The Dragonbone Chair", og det ver denne bog som var med til at give Williams hans store gennembrud. Det var første del I hans fantasy trilogi "Memory, Sorrow and Thorn", en kæmpesaga med dusinvis af spændende personer og racer. I 1996 startede Williams sin næste store saga, denne gang SF. Det var "Otherland" som bliver på fire bøger når den er færdig.