
But now giants stir anew, the very stones weep blood and there are sightings of giant wyrms. Although the giant-clans were broken in ages past, their ruined fortresses still scar the land.

The Banished Lands has a violent past where armies of men and giants clashed in battle, the earth running dark with their heartsblood. Only when he loses those he loves will he learn the true price of courage. He yearns to wield his sword and spear to protect his kings realm. Young Corban watches enviously as boys become warriors, learning the art of war. He has choices to make choices that will determine the fate of the Banished Lands Nathair has been deceived but now he knows the truth. They plan to bring Asroth and his host of the Fallen into the world of flesh, but to do so they need the seven treasures. At his back stands the scheming Calidus and a warband of the Kadoshim, dread demons of the Otherworld. The cunning Queen Rhin has conquered the west and High King Nathair has the cauldron, most powerful of the seven treasures. The Banished Lands are engulfed in war and chaos. His life hangs in the balance - and with it, the fate of the Banished Lands But can he bond with competing factions of warlike giants? Somehow he must, if he's to counter the threat Nathair represents. His warband scattered, Corban must make new allies if he hopes to survive.

Meanwhile Corban has been taken prisoner by the Jotun, warrior giants who ride their enormous bears into battle. Then Asroth and his demon-horde will finally break into the Banished Lands and become flesh. With all seven under his command, he can open a portal to the Otherworld. And together with Calidus and his ally Queen Rhin, Nathair will do anything to obtain the remaining Treasures. King Nathair has taken control of the fortress at Drassil and three of the Seven Treasures are in his possession. Events are coming to a climax in the Banished Lands, as the war reaches new heights.
