All roads lead to Bosparan: Not only must the young Alhanian Shinja and the Avesha priest Yagheer realize that fate and chance go hand in hand on these paths. The young legate Jelianus, who recently instigated a coup in Puninum, also sees Bosparan as the next rung on the career ladder. For the feared dragon boats of the Torwjalder are approaching across the sea, and the vision-plagued Dalek-Horas II. is unable to confront this threat. The conflicts among the people are intensifying around the Hundred Towers, and even ancient lizard beings, unfathomable goddesses, and falcon-faced demigods have their eyes fixed on the city and in the hearts of the people.