Once every century, the immortal griffin Princess Equinox selects six mortals from among the six civilized peoples-humans, dogs, cats, hawks, crows, and eagles-to become the Champions of Andeer. The Champions' sole duty? To accompany the princess to the ruined temple of Andeer's former Goddess Queen, Equinox's cousin Koyannaset, and cast the spell that keeps the mad sphinx locked away in limbo so she can't destroy the world. But Larissa Noon, the young human sorceress leading the current group of Champions, has made some discoveries while researching the banishment spell. And if she chooses to act upon those discoveries, she will change everything on Andeer forever. The book features a cover designed by Marilyn Scott-Waters of thetoymaker.com and four black-and-white interior illustrations from Roz Gibson.