If it can be imagined, then it can exist; what might only be pictured in this world can take on a tangible reality in another... the Kingdom of Beulah. Introduced to this unpredictable world of constant flux and change, Griff and Anna find themselves imbued with an awesome power- a mastery of the Afflatus, the Ignis Fatuus, the essence behind all creativity. With it they could bind the Kingdom, as most would hope, or tear it apart, as others would prefer. Their quest, towards whichever of these ends will prevail, takes them from the Isle of Venus to the Temeraire Mountains, through the Scented Land to the fabled cities of San Romano and Golgonooza and then beyond... to the Garden of Earthly Delights itself to confront the evil Hashishim.