In a place of lethal politics, three friends became entangled in the sinister intrigues of noble houses.Amid the whispers of doomsday prophecies, young Ian Silverstein's swordsmanship and mettle were tested and judged most worthy.Now the young duelist is being summoned again from Hardwood, North Dakota, back into this strange and perilous universe. . . To serve as peacemaker in a time of impending war. . .To carry a legend's spear and a warning. . .To save a future. . .and the life of an ailing god.