The people of Teprs"s Townare desperate. Monstrous invaders have emerged from thedesert, and people are being slaughtered. Danger on theroads means no trade. No trade means that Tep's Townitself will die.The fire god Yangin-Atep has retreated into myth, leavingthe townrs"s residents unprotected for the firsttime in its history - and they now face an army offearsome birds with blades for wings, consumed by aninexorable lust for blood. Lord Sandry and his beloved,Burning Tower, must travel far beyond the walls of theirhome to discover the origin of these terror birds. Theyenter a world where magic is still strong - and someoneor something has been waiting to destroy themhellip;