On the frigid northern tundra, an old bull loses control of his harem, only to learn that being deposed is the least of his worries. In a flooded jungle valley larger than the Grand Canyon, a young woman is condemned to death by the tribe she swore an oath to protect. In a seemingly empty pine forest, two park rangers are left stranded half a planet away from civilization during the sunless polar summer. These and other stories are collected in the first Gondolend anthology by Will Svensen.