Book IV of The Elric Saga. Elric of Melniboné, kinslayer and last lord of a dying race, comes in search of the evil sorcerer Theleb K'aarna and arrives in Lormyr, the oldest of the Young Kingdoms. His former foe Myshella, Empress of the Dawn, awaits the doom-driven albino in Castle Kaneloon, offering a pact against the Pan Tangian sorcerer. But although Elric bears and destiny greater than he knows and controls the mighty runesword Stormbringer, his pursuit of vengeance drives him to look despair in the face. Previously published under the title The Sleeping Sorceress. Cover art by Melvyn Grant.