Meadowsweet introduces a world where magical mountains are entrusted to master sculptors like Freydolf. Necessity drives this recluse from the Statuary to search for a new servant. The villagers thereabouts fear him--with good reason--but when people are poor and homes are crowded, all it takes is a handful of coins to loosen family ties. Tupper Meadowsweet isn't the cleverest child, but he's brave enough to follow Freydolf onto the gray mountain, whose galleries hold wonders that introduce Tupper to faraway lands, diverse races, unique customs, long histories ... and danger.