From his ancient palace high above the twisting streets of the City of Glor and the treacherous marshes of Gnarlsmyre, Miresnare, Lord of the Glitterspike, rules with an iron hand. But his days are numbered and he has no son - only countless daughters in a world where women are worthless... Outraged by her life of oppression, Marrimian, first-born of the daughters, is determined to compete for his throne, to win her rightful inheritance and to free the hate-bound land. But to defeat her enemies she will need all the courage and strength that are woman's - and the help of a stranger from beyond the rolling mists of Rainbow's End.