In The Return, two orphaned sisters return to their childhood home, thirty years after their parents murder hoping to find out what really happened. The perpetrator is dead, but will those who were with them talk? Lydia, a yoga teacher, feels her mother's spirit asking "Why?" Margie, a recent divorcee, abhors such notions, but as they both get involved in the community, surprising things happen.Upper Fandria is a land of scattered kingdoms, strange beasts and timeless magic.The unearthing of an ancient rattle in the deserts of Zanthia creates a stir amongst the nomadic peoples. A treasure-hunter and his band must fight their way to freedom amidst perils of long dead brooding wizards, ghoulmen, murderous isks and stone giants while they struggle to comprehend the mystical significance of the rattle.