In this third book of the Navaerian Chronicles, Jack, who is haunted by visions of his daughter Josephine, finds himself in the study of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, discussing the blurring lines between the worlds of their collected fairy tales and a Grimm reality. Suddenly a surge of dark magic tears him away, courtesy of Moriarty's cultists, and sets him on an adventure that spans three worlds and includes a Killer, a Madman, and a Nudist.