The fate of Golgren's burgeoning empire hinges on finding a mysterious artifact in this second Ogre Titans novel set after the Minotaur Wars trilogy

At last the Grand Khan of all his people, the half-breed ogre Golgren now has great power—and great enemies. As the Knights of Neraka encroach on one border and the minotaur empire crosses another, the rise of a new, unlikely rival among his own kind augurs the death stroke to all his ambitions—and perhaps his very life.
 
Now Golgren must abandon everything to embark on a quest he can trust to no other. The Fire Rose is a mysterious artifact that could prove the salvation—or destruction—of his growing empire. But Safrag, the new master of the Ogre Titans, is just as eager to claim the precious artifact and promote his own might . . .