The international bestselling series with over 5 million copies sold in
the U.S. alone!
In the wake of Araluen's uneasy truce with the raiding Skandians comes
word that the Skandian leader has been captured by a dangerous desert
tribe. The Rangers - and Will - are sent to free him. But the desert is
like nothing these warriors have seen before. Strangers in a strange
land, they are brutalized by sandstorms, beaten by the unrelenting heat,
tricked by one tribe that plays by its own rules, and surprisingly
befriended by another. Like a desert mirage, nothing is as it seems. Yet
one thing is constant: the bravery of the Rangers.
"Bringing together many favorite characters for a grand adventure, this
book delivers both excitement and quiet good times." - Booklist
Perfect for fans of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, T.H. White's The
Sword in the Stone, Christopher Paolini's Eragon series, and George R.
R. Martin's Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire series.