The Aventine Empire. seat of civilization, is crumbling under the attacks of powerful savages aided by a. renegade telepath. Master telepath Lenardo feels responsible—the renegade is a former pupil—and vows to track him down into the strange lands of the Savage Empire. There, mankind has evolved with different powers: able to perform surgery without a knife. able to move objects through the air without touching them. These are the abilities Lenardo considers "magic:' while the savages hate and fear the prying telepaths who can see into their most private thoughts. And it is there that Lenardo is captured by Aradia. beautiful witch-queen of the White Wolf.. The sorceress has a plan of her own—one that will involve the reluctant Lenardo in a more fearsome. battle than he ever imagined!