Imagine you've stepped on a fairy and can now see a world previously unknown to you comprised of creatures such as trolls, ogres and brownies. That's what happens to the hero of this book, Calen, a young clock repairman who, up to now, has lived a quiet, peaceful existence. Since stepping on the fairy, he's been charged with helping Fairyland win an age-old war against the "evil" dark ones. Along the way, Calen finds his personal values challenged and his view of the world skewed as he befriends a bugbear, a dragon – both dark creatures — and a unicorn.