Eight brothers, born in four sets of twins, two years apart to the day, fulfil the Curse of Eight Prophecy. Though no longer trapped in exile, their growing family faces new problems. Now that its his turn to look for a bride, Koranen, the seventh-born brother, cursed with a flame that courses beneath his flesh, must find a woman able to endure the literal heat of his passion. Then Danau the Aquamancer arrives, and, as everyone knows, fire and water create steam.