QUEST FOR THE JEWEL OF LIFE

Ehlana, the young Queen of Elenia, clings to life by a thread, preserved within a diamond-like block of crystal conjured by the sorceress Sephrenia. But there is a price to pay - twelve Pandion Knights must give their lives to keep her alive for just one year.

Only one thing is powerful enough to save Ehlana - the Bhelliom, an exquisite and magical jewel that has been lost for centuries. Sparhawk, the Queen's Champion, and his band of alliess, must set off on a perilous quest to locate the precious stone. But the evil God Azash has plans for it himself . . .