The Towers of the Sunset returns to Recluce to tell the tale of the founding of the island kingdom, and the heroic life of its founder, the powerful weather-magician Creslin. Rather than accepting a marriage arranged by his mother, the powerful military matriarch of Westwind, he chooses exile, setting out to find his own identity and developing his magical talents through conflict with the enigmatic white wizards of Candar. What Creslin doesn't know he stands in the way of their plot to subjugate the world.