Kevin Stein is an American fantasy author who has contributed to several fantasy franchises, including Dragonlance. He has written stories for two Dragonlance anthologies, The Dragons of Chaos and Lost Leaves from the Inn of the Last Home, as well as the Preludes novel Brothers Majere, starring beloved characters Raistlin and Caramon Majere.

Twins Raistlin and Caramon investigate a frightening string of disappearances and murders in this prequel novel to the Dragonlance Chronicles

Darkness and unrest are growing. People disappear in the night, and there are rumors of foul forces at work. To this land caught in the grips of a nameless terror come Raistlin and Caramon Majere, two brothers-one a wizard, one a warrior-who are trying to eke out a living on the backroads of Ansalon. Desperate for money, they agree to take on a job in the backwater village of Mereklar, where a series of disappearances has sent everyone into a panic.

A beautiful noblewoman persuades Raistlin, Caramon, and their kender companion, Earwig Lockpicker, to search for the missing. But what starts out as an intriguing mystery turns sinister when the town's leading citizens are murdered by what appears to be a violent feline beast.

A ball of string, an ancient legend, and three magically glowing lines lead the twins to the truth-and to a confrontation with a deadily foe. On the fabled Night of the Eye, Raistlin will supposedly acquire great magical power . . . and he'll need it if he is to survive.