The Order of Witch Hunters is the sole force of civilization in The Land, it's Hunters often serving on road crews for lack of work in their proper business. And they wish such was always the case.....but in every age, those who serve the devil arise, and when they do, the Order must hunt them. In a country of harsh winters and blue rivers and dark pines, protected by healing colds from the poisonous breath of the witch-land to the south, blasted into poison by some unknown musical disaster when the musical scientists sang the wrong way, I, Solomon Pendar, am facing an irruption of witch activity unparalleled in our history. All the covens are led by the Witch Queen, who plans to find the Axis of the crystal spheres of the heavens and play upon it, and the tremendous music this causes will enforce her will upon the world.So I am commanded by the Grand Master....to find it first. And find it I will, even if I have to enter the spiritual poison of the witch-land and face the Queen herself.