Anzig struggles to live up to the reputation of his legendary father, but he has his chance when he must represent their clan at the greatest gathering of dragons in a generation. Anzig brings news of a human invasion and a please for assistance to fight this old enemy.

The last thing Anzig expects is to volunteer for a suicidal mission deep into human territory to retrieve the lost artefact, the Axinstone. On the advice of an outcast seer, Anzig must take his seven companions across the mountains into great danger where a monstrous spectre haunts their dreams.

The fate of dragonkind rests upon his wings. Without the Axinstone, they seem doomed to fall.