After the destruction of the planet Beltane, survivors encounter hostile mutant creatures remaining on their planet's surface in "Dark Piper," while in "Dread Companion," a nightmare unfolds when Kilda agrees to care for two children emigrating from Chalox to the planet Dylan, in an omnibus edition containing two classic science fiction adventures.

On the planet Warlock, Riss Lantee is trained in the secrets of the Wyvern and is the one man who can solve the mystery of a gem of unknown power.

Winning the love of the newly restored kingdom of NordornLand, rulers Ashen and Guarin focus on raising their children, including power-hungry thirteen-year-old Elin, and eleven-year-old Mikkel, who is taken prisoner after stowing away on a Sea-Rover ship.

Kidnapped and left to die in the underground Dismals as part of a plot to shift a balance of power, the triplet daughters of a border lord use their telepathic powers to uncover a secret that may help save their people.

Born in the desert to an exiled concubine and raised by dragons, Shana becomes a wizard of extraordinary power and leads a rebellion against the cruel elven empire ruled by her father.