Sorrel

The fight against the evil Lord Ursus continues, and the fate of the battle lies in the hands of fifteen-year-old Clovermead Wickward. Chandlefort's

army is in need of reinforcements, and Clovermead is charged by her mother,

Lady Cindertallow, to seek allies among the nomadic Hordes of the Tansy

Steppes. At the same time, Lord Ursus has dispatched Clovermead's old enemy

Lucifer Snuff to contest her. A battle of diplomacy ensues, and it is only

one of many struggles that Clovermead must face.

First, Clovermead must choose between her mission to the Hordes and the

pleas of her best friend, Sorrel. All the while the survival of Chandlefort

is pitted against Clovermead's promise to free Lord Ursus's enslaved bears.

But the most painful choice of all awaits Clovermead in a face-to-face

confrontation with Lucifer Snuff. In the end, Clovermead must decide

between the logic of war and her heart's instinct for mercy, relying on her

sacred gifts -- the ability to shift into bear-form and to speak the

bear-language -- to have even the slightest chance at victory.

In an epic tale of honor, love, and redemption, David Randall follows

Clovermead and Chandlefort with an adventure determining the

fate of nations and human souls.