About the book: 2005 / Wulfgar, haunted by the ghosts of his past, tries to hide from himself in the treacherous world of the streets of Luskan. Here he is found by an old friend, but the exhausted barbarian no longer believes in friendship. Self-destruction and the deception of others lead Wulfgar to the brink of death. Only the intercession of Captain Deudermont, the famous pirate fighter, saves the barbarian from the hands of the executioner. Soon he finds himself on the slopes of the Spine of the World, where new dangers and new hope await him..