Melt

In Thaw, the twin diminutive "bird-rider" warriors Rist and Rusk ventured southward fromtheir primitive, mist-bound homeland at the foot of receding glaciers, to warmer and morecivilized lands downriver, where they experienced rewards, recognition, and resentment. Butnow, because of their notable achievements, the youngsters bear their new "man-names" --Thist and Thusk. Holding important positions in the Sisterdom of ShadowFall, the twins findthemselves defending the Princess of ShadowFall against an invasion from the army of anew Mother and her treacherous chief priest, at great cost to themselves and others.On the Moon, a strange child named Mien falls into a void being melted by the tunnelingengineers of the underground Community. Through ancient technology once used solely bythe Mother of Motherland, Thist on Earth makes contact with Mien on the Moon, a profoundmeeting that affects ShadowFall's very survival. The future is not always a peaceful place, ashuman desires and ambitions collide.