From the publisher: WALLS OF FAIRY STONE AND BLOOD... Built of the seven fairy stones, the city of Anyoc stands proudly upon its hill. Pale purples mix with soft blues and faded greens; pinkish reds stand in contrast to burnished gold. And its white walls of essabas - the star stone - gleam in the bright light of the sun. But long ago, in days dimmed by the thick mists of time, the site where Anyoc now stands was home to another great city: A black city which served dark and evil powers. It was said that the walls of that nameless city towered above its streets to a height of five hundred feet, and every inch of them was stained black with blood. And beneath the streets of Anyoc, that ancient evil still waits for the time of its return...