Surrounded by traitors, King Douglas plays the role of the broken man while searching for an opportunity to retaliate. Unfortunately, in a conflict with his appointed bride-to-be, Douglas plays right into treacherous Finn Durandal’s hands. Elsewhere, the quest of Lewis Deathstalker and his weary band of renegades has finally brought them to the legendary planet Haden, home of the mysterious Madness Maze. Surprising developments there and an unexpected visitor strongly compel Lewis to risk his life and sanity by entering the deadly Maze himself.