The second book of the Lightbringer trilogy. The doomed city of Thrull has been destroyed. The first part of the prophecy has been fulfilled. But for Urthred, the hideously scarred priest of Flame, the quest has only just begun. He and his companions must seek the formidable Man of Bronze.

Set in 3000 BC, the Red Order manipulates all of the power in Europe. England has been annexed and it's rightful heir is sold into the Earth Goddess priesthood.

"Threads of Magic" saw the crippled sweep's boy, Drib, testing his powers of magic under the watchful eye of Nevian, Master of Magic. Now, as they move towards Candlebane Hall, the stage is set for a climax in which the powers of the evil Company of Murderers must be finally quashed.

Cruelly cast out by the new leader of the ancient Clan that adopted her as a child, Ayla leaves those she loves behind and travels alone through a stark, open land filled with dangerous animals but few people, searching for the Others, tall and fair like herself. The short summer gives her little time to look, and when she finds a sheltered valley with a herd of hardy steppe horses, she decides to stay and prepare for the long glacial winter ahead. Living with the Clan has taught Ayla many...