Synopsis: An evil whirlwind blows across the golden lands of Parsina. After a centuries-long-imprisonment, the sinister Aeshma has escaped from the magic urn and returned with a vengeance, leaving nothing but destruction in his wake. Meanwhile in the holy city, an evil seductress has worked her wiles to place a cruel usurper on the throne of Ravan - even as her army of ruthless assassins hunt the true prince and his loyal band of followers across the desert wastelands. Now, Jafar the storyteller, his enchanted daughter Selima and the exiled prince Ahmad must continue their perilous journey into a spectacular realm of two-headed lions, giant djinn, invisible cloaks, powerful wizards and zombie armies to find the lost pieces of the Crystal of Oromasd - and save the world from total destruction! (from the back cover of the Bantam Books first edition)