In this sequel to The Spell Binder, with the approach of the tenth anniversary of Beyilzon's defeat on Mount Hope, celestial signs foretell of the rise of a new evil as a strange, murderous beast with an insatiable appetite for blood is unleashed on a killing spree to the north.

Amidst the ensuing chaos, swept up in the social unrest of a country struggling for some semblance of order under a new regime, Nayla is taken hostage by those once controlled by the Dark Lord Beyilzon.

With no hope of rescue, Nayla is forced to find a way to survive on her own while the men of the Order race to bring down this rampaging monster, in a strange twist of fate, could these two events be leading them on the same path of destruction?