Humans have discovered the desert haven called Sorrow''s End. Cutter, chief of the Wolfrider tribe of elves, must embark on a new quest-to bolster their meagre numbers with new elfin allies. With his trusted companion Skywise, he ventures out once again into a world weirder and more dangerous than anything he has ever known in his young life. Along the way, the adventurous pair tangle with an old adversary long thought gone and forgotten. What is the secret of Cutter''s sword, New Moon? And what eerie creatures inhabit the sinister Forbidden Grove, guarding a mystery that will change Cutter''s life forever?