"Abandonné à l'autre bout du monde, Kaspar, ancien duc d'Olasko, se bat pour assurer sa survie. Son seul but est de rentrer chez lui et de se venger de Serwin Fauconnier, l'homme qui l'a destitué. Mais Kaspar est un pion dans la partie qui oppose Serwin et le conclave des Ombres aux agents de l'Empire Obscur. La guerre de la Faille et celle des Serpents est inéluctable."
"Saved by a mage's intervention from certain death, Kaspar, the evil Duke of Olasko, is lord no more -- reduced to an exile's existence and forced to wander the harshest realms of the world he once enslaved.if he so chooses.."
"Kaspar, the ex-tyrant of Olasko, has been exiled half a world away from home and forced to wander the harshest realms of the world he once enslaved. When he discovers an evil force is advancing upon the unsuspecting Midkemia he begins to realize he is its last hope if his world is to survive."
"Nadat Kaspar aan het eind van de wereld is achtergelaten, tracht hij zowel de wereld te redden als weer veilig thuis te komen."
"Banished to a distant land by Tal Hawkins, Kaspar, the former evil Duke of Olasko, travels halfway around the world while working as a common laborer and enduring numerous dangers in his determination to return home."@en