Lewis Deathstalker has made the heart-breaking decision to honor his family name and give up his one true love. As he grimly prepares for the great Quest in desperate search of his legendary ancestor Owen, missing for 200 years and seemingly humanity's only hope against the monstrous Terror, he is summoned to Parliament, where he soon finds his best intentions will be repaid with treachery. Finn Durandal's machinations threaten to bring more than just Lewis's life to ruin, but also that of the one he holds most dear. But very much like his ancestor, the Deathstalker may find surprising allies in unexpected places, and he will need all the help he can get to survive the hell storm his life has become.