Summer has come to Krynn, a summer unlike any before. The sun sears the world with relentless light and heat, and even the darkness of night brings little relief from the strange and oppressive day. Those who commune regularly with their gods are uneasy, for every day their deities become more distant, more difficult to reach. As the tension on Ansalon builds, estranged cousins Palin Majere and Steel Brightblade are thrown together by a bizarre twist of fate. Each one fights a battle within himself, but when they meet a mysterious young woman who claims to be the daughter of infamous mage Raistlin Majere, everything changes. It soon becomes evident that more than their own lives are at stake. The fate of all Krynn hangs in the balance.