In the Land of Mirages, a young girl inherits the throne. Zahra, daughter of the legendary Mishaal and Husain, looks forward to a bountiful reign in one of Arabia's most fertile kingdoms. But within months she is surrounded by danger: the wells have started to dry up and the man she is to marry conceals a dark, depraved nature. Into this atmosphere of foreboding rides a stranger, Captain Mayne Amyan. His aim is the conquest of the Lands, but first he must win their Queen...