The fellowship of elves, dwarves and men led by Walker Boh has reached Castledown on their search for the ancient magic whose existence Walker has deciphered from the map held in the hand of a dead Elf Prince. Now they face magical terrors and Walker's nemesis, the Ilse Witch. Can they survive?

Grianne Ohmsford, rescued from oblivion by her brother Bek, has renounced her former life as the evil Ilse Witch, and now serves as the head of a new Druid Council. Her purpose is to defend the Four Lands from anarchy and warfare. But there are those who cannot easily forgive her past actions.

In Morgawr, Walker Boh is seemingly dead and the Ilse Witch is now finally aware of how her life has been twisted out of shape by her mentor Morgawr. Her hope is that she and her brother will defeat Morgawr or their race will be enslaved forever.

This title is the sequel to 'JARKA RUUS: HIGH DRUID OF SHANNARA'.

He called himself Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever, because he dared not believe in this strange alternative world in which he suddenly found himself. Treated as an outcast, he was now believed to be the reincarnation of Berek Halfhand, armed with the mystic power of white gold.

In the year 2051 Earth stands on the brink of acceptance as a full member of the Galactic Milieu, a confederation of worlds spread across the galaxy. Leading humanity is the powerful Remillard family, but somebody - or something, known only as Fury, wants the family out of the way.