Synopsis: From the back cover of the Ace first edition: "Then did the Arm of Death reach into the Burning Hills and draw forth the Dreamer. And the Dreamer bore a Two-Edged Sword..." When Steve Wilkerson volunteers for a sleep research experiment, all he expects is some pleasant dreams. Instead, he's mysteriously transported to a magical realm where warring armies clash in an epic battle of Light against Darkness... "Who is the Dreamer? Which way shall his Sword strike?" Steve just wants to wake up, but this dream is real. And so is the prophecy!