The mighty warrior Hawkril, the beautiful sorceress Embra, and the crafty thief Craer mourn their lost companion but must forge new alliances in their roles as overdukes of Aglirta as the kingdom is threatened by a mystical berserker plague that is promoting anarchy among the citizenry while serpentine acolytes move in the shadows to try and resurrect a new Serpent.
Will a new Dragon rise to vanquish it? If so, who will it be, and can it avoid the fate of its predecessor?
The fate of Aglirta lies in balance in the triumphant conclusion of this cycle of Band of Four novels.