Publisher's Synopsis
Rugerius rides for Eagles Pass with his mercenary band, intent on collecting Pero's head but Pero is not there anymore. The Spaniard has taken flight to Eliade where everything from flying horses to centaurs, mazzamurello and fomoire, live.Does Pero have any interest in returning home? In righting wrongs? Has he forgotten about Capua? He has fallen off a mountain. He is not sure he's alive. Is Eliade the kingdom he is meant to conquer and rule?Anthea grows sicker by the hour. Her jailer, Sinibaldus, is poisoning her, trying to break her spirit and learn the secrets of life and death. He is convinced she is more than what she pretends to be. She is unique, rebuffing his intrusions into her mind, manipulating the powers of the Bellerophon Crystal itself.Francis Whitehall, with the aid of his former squire, Merle Gilmore, is consolidating power in Mondragone, prepared to march in force back to Capua."Shimmer" covers days six and seven of the epic ten-day fantasy. Enter here and beware the specters.
