A historical novel... written in the language of history... set during the years of great storms. Its hero is the dreamy young man "Waddah," who is afflicted with the disease of contemplation, which distracts him from his reality and plunges him deeply into the depths of the soul and the secrets of the heavens. He prefers the shadows, prefers solitude and tranquility, and wants his life story to be personal, but time forces him to do otherwise. He lives in a critical phase in the fragrant history of "Ma'rib," engraving his identity on its stones and drawing his image on its civilization. "The Cave of Spoils" is not history... but merely a novel.