Krynn swelters in the grip of unnatural heat—a summer so dry and scorching the very world seems ready to burst into flame. Across this baked landscape, Lord Ariakan’s armies of Dark Knights weep unchecked. Finally, the great city of Palanthas, the jewel in Ansalon’s crown, awaits the onslaught…

In the heat of an unnaturally warm summer, the Knights of Takhisis conquer nearly every inch of Ansalon, even the glorious city of Palanthas. Mere days later a messenger arrives in Palanthas bearing a dire missive: Something wiped out the Knights posted at the Tower of the High Clerist…