"Welcome to the Shadowlands -- the terrifying and mysterious domain of the evil Shadow Lord. He has gone there to refuel his dark sorcery, taking thousands of Deltoran hostages with him. They will become slaves to the darkness ... unless they are saved. To rescue them, Lief, Barda, and Jasmine must find the three parts of the fabled pirran Pipe, an ancient weapon that may be their only hope of combatting the Shadow Lord's sinister ambitions. But nothing can prepare them for the monsters and the magic that lurk just beyond the light"--Page 4 of cover.