The second volume in David Gilchrist The Redemption of Wist series.
When Wist and Aviti land in the Northern continent, Pyrite, still pursuing Tilden, a black sun arrives in the sky, threatening the land and the Sun itself.
They find Pyrite engulfed in war. The Intoli have emerged from the frozen wastes of Prasad destroy the native Giants and take Aviti prisoner to help in their fight . Meanwhile Wist's need for revenge threatens his sanity and all those around him.
Trapped on opposing sides of a war, they must find their own paths to freedom, or allow Pyrite to fall under the influence of the black sun.