The Gathering Storm — Bill Craig

A long time ago in a land far far away...Caldmyr, emerald isle of civilization. An enchanted land filled with creatures of faerie and man living together. In the years following a grave holocaust that left a portion of the island as a desert wasteland while the rest flourished. But a dark shadow has reared its head in the Fire Mountains to the north. Even as a Druid feels a change, the King of Caldmyr is drawn away from his kingdom on a deadly crusade in a desert land. But the King is saved and returned home only to find that his island nation now faces a far graver threat from an ancient Evil that is returning to the land once more ...