Since time began, twenty Gods have ruled the  universe. Though each god possessed different  abilities, each was all-powerful within his realm. Now  one of the Gods has upset the balance of power,  leaving the others scrambling for control in the new  order... Here is the epic tale of  the Great War of the Gods--and the proud people  upon whom the fate of the world depends. When the  God of the desert, Akhran the Wanderer, declares  that two clans must band together despite their  centuries-old rivalry, their first response is  outrage. But they are a devout people and so reluctantly  bow to his bidding. Enemies from  birth, the headstrong Prince Khardan and impetuous  Princess Zohra must unite in marriage to stop  Quar, the God of Reality, Greed, and Law, from  enslaving their people. But can Khardan  and Zohra keep from betraying each other? Can  their two peoples maintain their fragile alliance  until the long-awaited flowering of the legendary Rose of the Prophet? Against the powerful legions of the evil Amir, Khardan and Zohra  fight to save the desert people--a fight  unexpectedly joined by an exiled wizard named Matthew and  the mysterious powers of his alien land.