Dragonsight: Paul Collins

Book III of The Jelindel Chronicles. Countess Jelindel dek Mediesar, Daretor and Zimak are sent on a dangerous quest to recover a stolen jade talisman called the dragonsight. With a slow-acting poison ticking through their veins, they have only six weeks to find the talisman and take the antidote. They are hunted mercilessly through the paraworlds before the final violent confrontation at the Tower Inviolate and with their goal in sight, they experience the ultimate treachery.