Author's Note on the Revision of this Edition (1970) 1. Out of the Dead City (Captives of the Flame 1963; popr. 1968) 2. The Towers of Toron (1964; popr. 1968) 3. City of a Thousand Suns (1965; popr. 1969) Author's Afterword (1970) * Ilustracja na okładce: Kelly Freas
A small pastoral village is invaded without warning by the armies of a distant empire sweeping across the world. Facing mortal danger for the first time in their history, the villagers must forge a pact with the strange and fearsome race of flying people dwelling high above in the mountains.