Publisher's Synopsis
In this sequel to Colleen Drippé's "The Branded Ones", the fate of Fenn Colony hangs in the balance. Spear, the son of Vess Lorn and a gelen - a psychic mutant - has become the king of Drakendon, the home of the Drayak tribe. But his reign is fraught with challenges, as he has to deal with the offworlders who are stranded on his planet, and a new threat that emerges from the north. Dilich Hayan, a gelen from the North Island, has come to the Drayak Citadel with a dark secret and a desperate hope. His power connects him to a mysterious force that is rising in the west, and that endangers not only the gelens, but the entire colony. To break free from his curse as the "vessel of darkness", Dilich needs the help of Spear and his queen. Together, they must face the ultimate battle to save their world.
