The Dancer at the Feast

About the BookOn Renewal Night, the North will begin to die. It is nearing Renewal Night, the rite where Arna, supreme god of the Northlands, renews the rule of his empire. Tyr is seventeen and lives in a village, so he usually pays little attention to such things. This changes when he receives startling visions of the sacred past and is the sole witness of a joyful spirit of fire that dances amongst the revellers at a feast. The priests of Arna are left baffled by Tyr's experiences, and summon him to be examined. Ilissos is heading home after touring the North, when he is seized by a cruel brotherhood of sorcerers. As Renewal Night unfolds, he is forced to watch as they ally with an ancient power to dominate the North and destroy the gods.