Book II of Mordant's Need. The fortress of Orison is under siege by the Alend Armies; the Cadwal invaders are poised to strike; the traitors Eremis and Gilbur are preparing the ground for the hated enemies; and the actions of King Joyce are more baffling than ever. Terisa needs to escape desperately - Gilbur is trying to kill her and the Castellan is about to torture her. She must find Geraden, but he has fled through a mirror after it seemed that he murdered his brother. Everything Geraden and Terisa love is about to be destroyed unless they can use the mirrors and their talent for Imagery. Cover art by Peter Goodfellow.