King Lanius has crafted a daring plan to recover the Sceptor -- a plan that must remain utterly secret lest the Banished One discover and thwart it. But the Sceptor lies far to the south, in lands held by the Menteshe tribes. Lanius will need help from a military man -- King Grus.
- ISBN10 0451460251
- ISBN13 9780451460257
- Publish Date 5 July 2006 (first published 1 March 2005)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 19 August 2014
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Roc
- Format Paperback (US Mass Market)
- Pages 472
- Language English