Eythan has been born and reborn on every full moon, waiting for the Black Moon's rise, when he may finally live for more than only a single night. Destined to help maintain the Earth's balance or allow it to be reshaped into one landmass, controlled by a ruthless hand, Eythan suddenly finds himself in a world wholly unfamiliar and overwhelming. With the aid of a smithy's niece, Keara, and his grandfather, Alaric, Eythan is in a race against time. A race against his enemy, The Magician in the Mountain, and Eythan's own oncoming for with the next full moon comes a death that is both permanent and complete. Will Eythan succeed or will the White Moon's rise bring with it the destruction of the world as he is just beginning to understand it?