About the book: 1997 / As a result of border conflicts, the entire Darkover was divided into many warring dwarf states. The book takes you to the center of a destructive clan war between the house of Hamerfel and the house of Storn just at the moment when Storn inflicts a mortal blow on Hamerfel. The family castle is destroyed, its owner is killed, and his wife is forced to flee with young twin sons in her arms. The brothers face a long separation, growing up and a difficult joint struggle to restore the greatness of the family.…