Tracy Hickman

As a group of long separated companions reunite, they encounter a mysterious young woman bearing a blue crystal staff and a breathtaking message: The gods have returned. Since they had been gone, evil had spread across Krynn. Fleeing from danger behind them and into unknown perils before them, the small band of friends begins their epic journey through the land of Ansalon. They must seek the legendary weapon that can turn the battle against the terror...