Polgara is the pre-eminent woman in all the world. She could have chosen any king or emperor for a husband and lives in a palace. She chose instead a simple country blacksmith, Durnik, and lives on a remote farmstaed. Twin children keep her as busy as she has ever been in her long and eventful life - busy and, at least, content. But, in the dead of winter, her peace of mind is ruined when her nephew, the Rivan King Garion, and his wife Ce'Nedra visit. Having read Belgarath's story , Ce'Nedra fells distinctly cheated. The Old Wolf left out so much! The Eternal Man in all senses, Belgarath wrote what happened at Gar og Nadrak. Ce'Nedra wants Polgara to finish the history - for the sake of her son Geran who will one day be the Rivan King. There are two worlds, running side by side, and if Geran doesn't know about them, evil may once more rise from the City of Endless Night. . .