For many hundreds of years the realms of Circadian Middle Earth have known only peace and security. Governed by the cosmic harmony established long ago by King Ardiel, whose awesomely crafted harp, the Talamadh, first bound together the heavens and the earth, the folk of Middle Earth have lived simple, unfettered lives amid "the great chain of being." But that binding is beginning to unravel. The intimate connections between the things of heaven and...