Description: In the long-awaited conclusion to the Heartstone Trilogy, Shara returns to Ohndarien to find her beloved people turned into slaves who weep black tears. Unable to stem the tide of evil, she flees across the ocean in pursuit of Brophy and the ruthless sorceress he must teach how to love.
Brophy journeys to the Opal Empire and tries to win Arefaine away from the hatred she has harbored for so long and to turn her from her destructive plans. The young sorceress's desires for Brophy culminate, and she teeters on the brink of giving herself to him. When Brophy refuses her advances, she corrupts him and throws herself into a single-minded quest to release the secrets locked within the towers of Efften.
On the backs of the Imperial and Summer fleets, Arefaine returns to Efften's forbidden shores to reclaim her birthright. Brophy and Shara race to the confrontation that will reveal the truth about Arefaine's past and force her to make a choice that could doom the entire world.