A small group journeyed through a time-gate into Europe's prehistoric past. Yet this supposedly unspoilt sanctuary holds two alien races locked in combat. In a world where the human-like Tanu have the upper hand, Elizabeth Orme soon encounters trouble. When they find she possesses rare mind powers, they want her for their own. She wonโt be used as a pawn in a Tanu versus Firvulag war, but Aiken Drum canโt wait to get involved.
Aiken discovers the Tanuโs mind-enhancing torcs have given him his own powerful abilities. And itโs not long before he devises a plan to challenge the Tanuโs leader โ for rule of the Many-Coloured Land itself. But another faction seeks the slaughter of all humans, and he stands in their path.
Praise for the series: โEnchanting and engrossing ... I was captivatedโ Fritz Leiber, โJulian May has woven a many-coloured tapestry of exotic adventureโ Roger Zelazny, โAn amazing journey from the distant future to the distant past ... high adventureโ SFReviews.net