The Ring of Sacred Volcanoes has been destroyed and Faolan is leading his small band of wolves across the ice bridge to the hoped for safety of the Distant Blue--but his old enemy Heep is pursuing him and the icy path ahead is filled with danger. A new land awaits the wolves of the Beyond. A great cold and a powerful earthquake have shattered the Beyond forever and the wolves must find a new home in order to survive. Their only hope lies in what they call the Distant Blue-a faint haze they can make out beyond the frozen sea. Can Faolan convince the refugees work together to reach their new home? Or will they be lost forever?