A whisperjewel from Gwen Delvano calls Dirk t''Larien across space and beyond the Tempter''s Veil to Worlorn a dying Festival planet of rock and ice. Warlorn is slowly drifting through twilight to neverending night; as the planet sinks into darkness so its inhabitants face annihilation. Seven years ago on Avalon Gwen was Dirk''s lover his Guenevere; now she wears the jade-and-silver bond of Jaantony Riv Wolf high-Ironjade Vikary a barbarian visionary an outcast from his own people for his acts of violence. And Garse Janacek Jaan''s *teyn* his shieldmate is also bound to Gwen - in hatred. Dirk a rogue and a wanderer is called to be saviour of the three who are bonded together in love and hate. But in breaking their triangle he could lose all. . Language: English