Princess Wravin watches helplessly as the home she thought she wanted to leave is destroyed. Her only hope is a ranger with a price on his head and a man claiming to be an immortal magic user called a Valor. King Jordin loses his queen to a demonic dire wolf. To protect his daughter, he builds the greatest fortifications known to the world. When he believes he is safe, the dire wolf returns as does a mysterious stranger who claims to be possessed by his deceased bride.

Avondale is destroyed. Wravin leads her people to Ildaria, the last stronghold of the Gelics. Elorac, the island of the immortals, is under assault from Terihor, who nearly destroyed Vandilor thousands of years ago. Rasband and Brayden journey there to save Tobin Ramira, the oldest and strongest immortal. Kitch, a dwarf, is trapped in the subterranean realm of Terihor. With items that can turn the tide of the war, he and two prisoners hatch a desperate plan of escape. In order to gain their freedom, they must get past the armies of Terihor.

Terihor seeks to reestablish contact with the dark god Damrich. Once he does, he will take his army and crush all remaining resistance. Tobin Ramira and Brayden travel to the abandoned kingdom of Estorath where they will try to retrieve a powerful talisman before Terihor does. Rasband searches for Gabrielle, taking him dangerously close to lands where he is a wanted fugitive. Wravin is safe, but her uncle wants nothing more than to see the man she loves pay for a crime he didn’t commit. Kitch has stowed away on Terihor’s ship bound for battle. What he carries will turn the tide of the war if only he can survive.

Years of peace between the mortal races have made them blind to the enemy amassing power. Too late, they realize: the sorcerer Terihor has laid his plans. Wravin watches helplessly as her home is destroyed. Her only hope is a ranger with a price on his head and a man claiming to be an immortal magic user. Together, they must do everything they can to save what remains of her race. Kitch sees his people consumed by Terihor. After a narrow escape from the battle, he finds himself trapped in the stronghold of the enemy. There, he finds unlikely allies and a crucial piece of information that could turn the tide of war-if only he can survive.