The epic quest for the pieces of the Gryphon Window continues! Kore, Morgan, Layla, and Orlando are resting in Themis, home of Sumner, the greatest wizard in the known lands, after their battle at Buchanan Castle in Book 1. They have recovered two shards of the Gryphon Window, as well as two of the mystic Runestones (fire and water). Their reverie is broken by a summons to appear before the Wizards Council. Apparently some sort of trouble has broken out in Khaibit, Morgan's homelands. Sumner needs the four of them to investigate. He senses that Mordad's forces are behind the situation. What the adventurers find in Khaibit, and the dangers they will face along the way, will make locating other parts of the Gryphon Window more difficult than they could possibly imagine!
John Gregory Betancourt is a writer of science fiction, fantasy and mystery novels as well as short stories. He has worked as an assistant editor at Amazing Stories and editor of Horror: The Newsmagazine of the Horror Field, the revived Weird Tales magazine, the first issue of H. P. Lovecraft's Magazine of Horror (which he subsequently hired Marvin Kaye to edit), Cat Tales magazine (which he subsequently hired George H. Scithers to edit), and Adventure Tales magazine. He worked as a Senior Editor for Byron Preiss Visual Publications (1989-1996) and iBooks. He is the writer of four Star Trek novels and the new Chronicles of Amber prequel series, as well as a dozen original novels. His essays, articles, and reviews have appeared in such diverse publications as Writer's Digest and The Washington Post.