A myth, a curse, a destiny of ice! Magic has been stripped from society and exists only in folklore. The seasons are dead, the sun dimmed and the lakes frozen. Isolated and starving, the people of Little Creek are held underfoot by a usurper king. The druids, the guardians of peace, have been missing for more than half a millennium, and the proud snowlingers, the little ones under the mountain, have secluded themselves in their Snowcaves, leaving the world to its own fate. Approaching middle age, Dórinn feels his life lacks significance. He has but one wish: to explore the forbidden world outside the Hammer Mountains. One day he sneaks into the sacred library to steal something. His elder and most trusted friend Róinn doesn't approve of his actions. But there's more to it. Dórinn has a plan, one that will undoubtedly get them both into serious trouble…