Seemingly free of the grasp of the Child of None, Calanna and the rest of the companions have landed in Azuria, a land of ancient wealth and trackless deserts. After Calanna is kidnapped, the companions head into the heart of the Great Waste. They will either discover the clues needed to find the Sword of Hawkwind and rescue the Child of Thirteen, or they will die, forgotten victims of the most inhospitable place on all of Marna.