The Crab is the fifth novel in this hot, new seven-book series where the basic storyline was based on decisions made by fans themselves during trading card game tournaments. For centuries, the Crab Clan has protected the empire against the demon armies of the Shadowlands. Now, faced with a showdown against all the other clans in the empire, the Crab Clan abandons its history and allies itself with the very evil it has so long opposed.