'Seven hearts the journey make. Seven ways the hearts will break ...'
The
witch Sheba's prophecy is like a riddle. A riddle Rowan must solve if
he is to find out the secret of the Mountain and save his home.
To
the sturdy villagers of Rin, the boy Rowan is a timid weakling. The
most disappointing child ever. Yet, incredibly, it is his help they need
when the stream that flows from the top of the Mountain dries up.
Without
its water, their precious bukshah herds will die, and Rin will be
doomed. The six strongest villagers must brave the unknown terrors of
the Mountain to discover the answer to the riddle.
And Rowan, the unwanted seventh member of the group, must go with them.