One of the most fabled stories in all of Krynn's tradition--untold before now--the founding of Qualinost, and the creation of the magnificent society of renegade elves, the Qualinesti.

Kith-Kanan becomes the first Speaker of the Suns. His reign can claim many triumphs, including a pact with the reclusive dwarves of Thorbardin that results in the great monument of Pax Tharkas. But Kith-Kanan is haunted by his failures: acrimony between the elven factions and the mysterious behavior of his son, his future successor.