Return to Wayland in this thrilling sequel to The Prisoner of Moorhead. Max Windsor is adrift in the wind, doing everything in his power to return home and save his mother from the cruel hands of the Arkanians.

Max is weighed down with guilt - guilt for the dark forces he inadvertently released into the world of Wayland. Will everything he loves be destroyed because of the choices he has made?Jennifer Fang finds herself in a prisoner procession headed south, to serve in the salt mines of Bazool as punishment for her role in the rebel faction The Rankless.

Her heart burns with hatred towards Perzagor, the Arkanian governor of the Bazooli desert, a cruel man who murdered her family and drove her to a life of insurgency. She will do whatever it takes to shatter her chains and take revenge for the pain he has caused her.

Jasper Squid, older brother of Jain Youngblood, is a fresh recruit in the armies of Arkania. He has been shipped to the wild and dark lands of the Lurch, to battle against the savage kahira who dwell there.

But Jasper is unsure that he trusts his commanding officers, and when faced with orders he does not feel comfortable obeying, Jasper must make an all too important decision: follow his conscience, or betray the country he loves. The winds of rebellion blow in Bazool, and the sands of time flow unimpeded through the hourglass.

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