Questa saga epica si svolge in un mondo dove magia e scienza si scontrano su vasta scala. Segue le sorti di un popolo oppresso che combatte contro invasori tecnologicamente superiori, il tutto affrontando una crisi di fede. La posta in gioco non è solo la loro libertà, ma l'esistenza stessa della loro civiltà. Intraprendi un'avventura ricca di colpi di scena sorprendenti che solleva profonde questioni morali.
Das Reich Kundala leidet unter dem harten Joch der Unterdrücker. Eine alte Weissagung kündet vom Erscheinen eines Erlösers, den die schöne Priesterin Giyan zur Welt bringen soll. Doch sie wird von Kriegern der feindlichen V´orrn in die Hauptstadt entführt, um deren Herrscher als Geliebte zu dienen.
Having staked his claim as a master of epic fantasy with The Ring of Five Dragons , Eric Van Lustbader now returns to his world of Kundala to unearth new riches of wonder and excitement in this second volume of The Pearl Saga. With the help of her friends, Riane, the prophesied redeemer known as the Dar Sala-at, saved Kundala from annihilation, preserving natives and V'ornn invaders alike. Together, the companions avenged terrible crimes and secured the Ring of Five Dragons, but their struggles have only just begun. The Ring averted doomsday, yet it did not open the magical Storehouse Door as expected. That sorcerous treasury remains sealed because of the spell cast by Giyan and her sister to migrate Annon Ashera's male V'ornn psyche into Riane's dying Kundalan female body. By combining them into a single being, it saved them both and fulfilled the prophecy that the Dar Sala-at would be "born at both ends of the cosmos." But the spell also breached the Abyss, releasing daemons imprisoned there aeons ago by the Goddess Miina who could wreak havoc on Kundala. Now the fiends must be vanquished, not only so the quest for the Pearl can continue, but to save Giyan, who has been possessed by the archdaemon Horolaggia. Their only hope is the fabled Veil of A Thousand Tears.
In a world shaped by the Goddess Miina and dragons, the people of Kundala face enslavement by the alien V'ornn. Amidst this turmoil, a prophesied savior, the Dar Sala-at, emerges in the form of a young woman who embodies the spirit of a Kundalan female and the last noble V'ornn male, Annon Ashera. Their unique partnership fosters a new identity as they unite to reclaim their world and shape their shared destiny, challenging expectations and confronting the forces that threaten their existence.