Synopsis: WorldCat: Bray is a normal town, nestled in the Dry Mountains which protected it from the Outlands. Tam Rhymer's mid-lander cousins have brought along a shining boy on their annual visit, but the boy disappears. Tam knows he must find the boy, no matter how far the task moves him from safety. Dust jacket: ... What the Outlands were like, no one really knew. But the few who went there never came back the same.