Set in a mediaeval style fantasy word with no ship’s clocks or black powder, this story is based on a novelization completed in 1992. The sequel was nearly completed in 1996 and now is called ‘The White Fire Stones’. Both stories can be read on their own.
The cover is based on ‘Pauvre Fauvette’ (1881) by Jules Bastien-Lepage.
About 55,300 words.