 The novel appeared on "The New York Times" best seller list.This novel begins where the last one left off; Caramon Majere and Tasslehoff Burrfoot are in a bleak gray world and Raistlin Majere is with Crysania in the Abyss.The novel begins with a short prologue that relates the short ride of Kharas, a dwarven hero who is riding away from a battle.