New York: Atheneum, 1978. dj. Hardcover first edition - The second book in the Dalemark series. "When his protest against the tyrannical government fails, a young boy escapes with two other children to the mysterious Holy Islands where they learn the identity and the power of two folk figures celebrated by their countrymen." 255 pp. Wraparound dust jacket art by Julia Noonan. ISBN: 0-689306202.