Continuing this exciting trilogy from the author of the acclaimed Isles of Glory series ... Ligea's son, Arrant, leaves tyrans for Kardiastan to take his place as Mirager-heir, while Ligea prepares to halt an insurrection. But Arrant's skills as a Magoroth are dangerously inconsistent, and his father, temellin, finds it difficult to communicate with this secretive young man he barely knows. Arrant's singular ability to communicate with his half-brother, tarran - a part of the collective mind known as the Mirage Makers - leads them both towards the possibility of a tragic clash with the encroaching Ravage. As Arrant's enemies among the Magoroth plot to ruin his family and his future as heir, he begins to realise there is a greater mystery to solve if he is to prevail. Praise for the Mirage Makers and Isles of Glory trilogies: 'fresh, strange and intriguing' Sunday Age 'highly imaginative and entertaining' the Specusphere 'witty, gritty and enthralling' trudi Canavan, author of the Magicians Guild 'a multi-layered story ... it just keeps on getting better' fantasticqueensland.com