In the dead of night, young Quentin awakes suddenly. A mortally wounded knight has stubled onto the threshold of the temple where Quentin serves as an acolyte to the god Ariel. Now he must choose -- to continue his life of ease and contentment, or walk down an unknown path fraught with danger... the evil designs of Jaspin the usurper... a web of intrigue spun by Nimrood the Necromancer. Yet Quentin wouldn't be alone. There are companions in the new way -- Durwin the Holy Hermin, two brave knights loyal to the Dragon King, and others as yet unknown. Most importantly, perhaps this perilous quest will provide a key to the deep longing Quentin feels -- to be free from the fear and superstition of the "old gods" and to find the One who is revealing Himself to all who are truly seeking.
– Back Cover Blurb from a Crossway Books edition
Mensandor and surrounding kingdoms have enjoyed peace for ten years. But when Quentin is summoned from Dekra by the King, he wonders if perious struggles with evil are about to disturb his life again. Soon he finds himself embroiled in a deadly crisis which threatens the death of the nation at the hands of a terrible enemy, Nin the Destroyer. Called to play a special role in the rescue of the people, afraid to trust the Most High God with his life, Quentin faces the most urgent decisions of his life -- and the whole realm hangs in the balance.
– Back Cover Blurb from a Crossway Books edition
Quentin, Dragon King of Mensandor, beloved of his people, wielder of Shaligkeer the Shining Sword, suddenly finds himself alone and weaponless. His son has been kidnapped, his most trusted advisor, Durwin the Holy Hermit, has been slain, and now it is rumored that his archenemy Nimrood the Necromancer has returned. Grief-stricken over his double loss, plunged into despair by an act of disobedience that cuts him off from the Most High God, Quentin faces his severest test yet -- the test of his true character. And like Job he must face this test alone, stripped of all the good things that help us remain in faith and choose right action.
– Back Cover Blurb from a Crossway Books edition