Wisdom hides in plain sight … glimmers of unseen might.

Separated from each other in dangerous Meiwen, Pergi and her companions hope to slip unnoticed to Gosan Mountain, the lofty sanctuary of the Wise Women. But best-laid plans shred in the winds of folly, misfortune, and chance.

Teyrnon, Adlaren, and Egan blunder into a precarious predicament and must rely on a pair of enigmatic sisters to bring them out alive. Yet these alleged allies are not all they seem, pulling them deeper into unwanted intrigue.

Meanwhile, Pergi and her sister follow Shang-Li into the epicenter of peril to pursue Meiwen’s obscurest secret. Amidst challenges small and great, they reckon with the relentless problem of pain, whose bitter scars may yet steal the day.

The balance of their comrades entangle themselves in war, vendettas, and the dreads of domestic servanthood, coming face to face with Malchor’s evil scheme. Will they survive or fracture in the fray?

But the conflict expands on many fronts.

Competing cousins grapple for an elusive advantage, destroying those in their path. The Mountain Folks come into their own, but at what cost? Kingdoms crumble, and brittle heroes rise, while maneuvers meet countermeasures in deadly wranglings. And always the glittering sparks of shattered Oyan tantalize the meek and monstrous. With such high stakes, who is sufficient to bear the ruins of defeat … or triumph?

In a land as mysterious as it is beautiful, it is the hidden strength that turns the tides of battle and brings startling hope.

Take the adventure, join the fight, break your heart, and find it again, as the Far Stone Cycle continues!