The best heroic fantasy from the pen of New York Times bestselling author Terry Brooks – now available in English for the first time! The spell that keeps demons away from the world of mortals is fading. More and more beasts have already breached the magical boundary, bringing violence and death to the Four Lands. Only the young elf Arling Elessedil still possesses the power to close the barrier, but then she falls into the clutches of the diabolical Prime Minister of the Federation. Her only hope for salvation lies with her sister Aphenglow, who possesses the powerful elf stones.