The Great Ordeal

"As Fanim war-drums beat just outside the city, the Empress Anasûrimbor Esmenet searches frantically throughout the palace for her missing son Kelmomas. Meanwhile untold leagues away, Esmenet's husband's Great Ordeal continues its epic crusade ever northward. And deep in Ishuäl, the wizard Achamian discovers secrets that begin to unravel the mystery of the Dunyain."--Dust jacket, p. [2].