"The good people of Valkyrie have finally driven off Dredgemont's gorpes and nzumbe trolls, but the enemies' evil spirits still haunt Perpetua. The great raven Wark has died, and the citizens elect Brighton Aviamore the new Chancellor. The Falcon Rider's first challenge is to stop the mysterious winds that are growing worse by the day. But when Willowmena is kidnapped by a monstrous bird, and Brighton discovers she's been taken to a land called Amaraka, he abandons all other concerns and swears an oath to get her back"--Page 4 of cover.