Synopsis: The trail of the wizard - Once Vraduir had been a mighty king and sorcerer. But lust for power had led him to betray his people and condemn his son Tyrus to a heinous imprisonment. Now, disguised as a simple conjurer, Tyrus had followed a trail of strange thefts and kidnappings that led to where Vraduir must be planning greater evil. Ever northward the trail let, through the Ice Forest with its impassable ways and into the Forbidden Lands, haunted by the evils of ancient dead. Beyond lay the Citadel of Nidil, the God of Death. And it was there that Vraduir held captive Ilissa, sister of Queen Jathelle, whom Tyrus loved. Grimly, Tyrus took up the trail, accompanied by Jathelle, one friend who was already cursed by Vraduir, and a band of unwilling rogues. But what could they accomplish against Vraduir - and the Death God, from whose Citadel no man had ever returned. (from the back cover of the Del Rey first edition)