Book I of The Tamir Triad. For generations Skala's queens upheld the prophecy. But then Erius seized the throne from his mother, the mad Queen Agnalain. Now the royal tomb is filled with corpses of his female relatives and plague, drought and famine are spreading throughout the kingdom. Not all have forgotten the prophecy though, and when the powerful wizard Iya visits the Oracle she is given a dark vision. Erius' sister Ariani is about to give birth to twins, a boy and a girl. Iya knows what she must do. Her magic is not enough and she seeks the help of an outcast hill witch to perform the ceremony that will seal the fate of the newborns, joining them in a supernatural bond. But one twin dies and Ariani kills herself. The remaining twin is drawn to the sinister doll that never let Ariani's side, and is haunted by terrifying visions of a doppelganger who seems bent on chaos and destruction. Cover art by George Underwood.