The fight against the evil Lord Ursus continues, and the fate of the
battle lies in the hands of 15-year-old Clovermead Wickward.
Chandlefort's army is in need of reinforcements, and Clovermead is
charged by her mother, Lady Cindertallow, to seek allies among the
nomadic Hordes of the Tansy Steppes. At the same time, Lord Ursus has
dispatched Clovermead's old enemy Lucifer Snuff to contest her. A battle
of diplomacy ensues, and it is only one of many struggles that
Clovermead must face.
First, Clovermead must choose between her mission to the Hordes and the
pleas of her best friend, Sorrel. All the while the survival of
Chandlefort is pitted against Clovermead's promise to free Lord Ursus's
enslaved bears. But the most painful choice of all awaits Clovermead in
a face-to-face confrontation with Lucifer Snuff. In the end, Clovermead
must decide between the logic of war and her heart's instinct for mercy,
relying on her sacred gifts--the ability to shift into bear-form and to
speak the bear-language--to have even the slightest chance at victory.
In an epic tale of honor, love, and redemption, David Randall follows
Clovermead and Chandlefort with an adventure determining the fate of
nations and human souls.
