Chasers of the Wind — Alexey Pehov

The Nabatorians have mounted an invasion of the Empire. Luk, a soldier, and Ga-Nor, a Northern barbarian, are thrown together attempting to escape the Nabatorian hordes .

Tia is a powerful dark sorceress and one of The Damned--a group trying to take over the world and using the Nabatorian invasion as a diversion.

Gray and Layan are a married couple, master thieves who are hiding out and trying to escape their former gang. They also unwittingly hold the key to a powerful magical weapon that could bring The Damned back to power.

Hounded by the killers on their trail, Gray and Layan are aided by Luk and Ga-Nor--and Harold, the hero of The Chronicles of Siala. Realizing what's at stake they decide that, against all odds, they must stop The Damned.