Fifteen dragons have set off on a dangerous trek up the Rain Wild River, inhopes of rediscovering their lost haven, the ancient city of Kelsingra.Accompanying them are a disparate group of rejects from Rain Wild society,including strong and defiant young Thymara; wealthy dragon scholar andTrader's wife Alise; and her companion, the urbane Sedric. These humankeepers yearn also to create a new home where they can decide their ownfate. But is Kelsingra real or merely a fragment of a glorified past burieddeep in the dragons' shared memories? As they forge ever-deeper intouncharted wilderness, starvation, flashfloods, and predators imperil themall. But as dragons and humans alike soon learn, the most savage threatscome from within their own company...