to my children diane and richard table of contents the continent of khalram map prologue chapter 1 prophecy chapter 2 flood chapter 3 basalt chapter 4 grief chapter 5 kidnapped chapter 6 horselords chapter 7 hambara chapter 8 thief chapter 9 thad chapter 10 asphodel chapter 11 exile chapter 12 job hunting chapter 13 practical chapter 14 yssalithissandra chapter 15 training chapter 16 quest chapter 17 research chapter 18 translation chapter 19 decisions interlude 1 chapter 20 followed chapter 21 attack chapter 22 roffley chapter 23 wolf chapter 24 mountains chapter 25 yeti chapter 26 valley chapter 27 tomb interlude 2 chapter 28 hobgoblins chapter 29 shepherd chapter 30 quantissarillishon chapter 31 bandits chapter 32 home chapter 33 nandala chapter 34 yssa epilogue appendeces about the author the continent of khalram prologue the most high of kalhera looked at his visitor .