Moloquin is a man driven by obsession. Knowing no father, he is named 'the Unwanted One' and is an outsider in the small frightened world in which he lives. Gradually, by courage and skill, Moloquin overcomes his rivals and becomes leader to the scattered tribal villages - and then he conceives his great vision, the Pillar of the Sky - a gateway between his world and that of the ancestors. To achieve the seemingly impossible task of transporting and raising the massive stones, he drives his people relentlessly. But at last the mighty task is achieved - all except the last stone which will complete the circle and signal the end of the world.