 And so it was that the Hero of Shapier killed the evil wizard Ad Avis, and was adopted by the Sultan to become the Prince of Shapier. But once again, turmoil has come to the world. The liontaur Rakeesh s lifemate has discovered that demons may once again threaten the land of Tarna, and the leopardpeople and plainsmen might soon be at war. Together with his friends the Prince of Shapier and Uhura, the warrior woman, he travels to his homeland to do what he can to stop the impending war. The Prince of Shapier, a hero twice over now, must uncover the reasons for the war, and what involvement the demons of years past has now. Will he be able to stop the war that threatens to bathe the savanna in blood?