About the book: 2000 / There were three of them. Three who never knew each other until one day, in a terrible hour of danger, their lives were woven together into a thread of sword and magic. There were three of them... A young man who, in the name of revenge for ruined love, exchanged luxury and wealth for the dashing “profession” of thieves. A prince without hope of a crown is a cheerful and dissolute rake, least of all fit to fulfill the high lot of a hero. A young girl who has the great gift of power over ANY magic and witchcraft, no matter how many there are in the sublunary world. There were three of them - exactly as many as Fate had ordained in order to find the magical Stone of Fire, stolen by someone, protecting human lands from terrible destruction. Find - or die on the way.