But he is also heir to magical powers that he would prefer to deny. Guided by his mentor, the great mage Rhystar of Far Reach, and accompanied by Glynnanis, the harp whose living wood houses the soul of the last unicorn, Anwyn travels through a world that forever puts all his talents to the test.

Gathered together for the first time are seven new and nine previously published tales, many of which appeared in Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine. Come follow Anwyn as he battles wyre folk, reluctantly follows a knight determined to kill a dragon, competes musically with a demon to save his own life, meets all manner of wraiths, fairy folk and monsters, and even tells the tale of how he met Rhystar of Far Reach, and how he came to own the harp Glynnanis and learn the Songs of Power.

Marion Zimmer Bradley has described Laura J. Underwood as "...one of the major fantasy writers today..."

Reviewers say that Laura J. Underwood "writes a solid little story..." while readers have described her work as "fantasy with a heart."