Among the ice and frigid winds of a world that once hosted vibrant isles, the last state of the old world once again retreats to the safety of artificial destiny, the image of life in the world before the freeze carried on into eternity.
When unlucky gambler Glenn Walker gets into debt he is forced to do Lombard Wood's bidding, a task that becomes even more onerous when he is sent to his hometown to find out why Lombard's gambling house is no longer profitable.
