Omnibus version. Soon men, dragons and demons will wage horrific war. A
time is fast approaching when the fabric separating these worlds will
thin sufficiently for demons to cross the divide, but the people are
largely ignorant of this, preferring forgetfulness rather than
confronting their fears. The Eldric, saviours of previous wars, have
mysteriously disappeared from the world, leaving behind crumbling ruins.
A sorcerer, Vastra, recklessly ambitious and driven by greed for power,
seeks an Eldric talisman and recruits Kaplyn and Lars to help. Together
they unravel an ancient secret that could doom them all. The evil that
is Trosgarth is spreading across the land, monarchs are slain to deny
the Prophecy from coming to pass, Priests of Ryoch are trained to
communicate via their Shaols (their guardian spirits), while grakyn and
krell gather in the remote regions of the world. As yet the drums of war
beat quietly but all too soon they will call for all out war and who
then will be ready?