In the year 1000, the foretold apocalypse comes to pass, and humanity enters an age of darkness. Countless generations come and go before the sun reemerges; all of humanity's once great knowledge is lost. Now, at the mercy of roaming packs of animals, the inhabitants of Anglia have formed clans that work together in a delicate balance to survive the harsh wilderness. Primus, one of the clan leaders, may just hold the key to their salvation, to secure a better future for his daughter Elaine and everyone else. But will his secret unite the clans, or tear them apart? And how much will Elaine have to sacrifice to see her father's dream fulfilled?

After the prophesied apocalypse in the year 1000 gave way to the Age of Gloom, all Elaine ever knew was the harsh life of her clan in Anglia. But her father believed in something more, and before his death he passed on to Elaine the key to recovering mankind's lost knowledge from ages past. But to realize her father's dream, she must now cross the legendary—and harrowing—Sea of Eagles. If she survives, she'll face the terrors of the Land of the Hordes, even more hostile and dangerous than her homeland. But perhaps Elaine will also find the answers she seeks, so that humanity might one day be reborn...