It is a world where magic once ruled. Where mystical beasts and power-hungry magic-wielders fought for control. The balance ever shifting between order and anarchy. It is our world, and the fight continues. The group known only as the Disciples are no longer content to work from the shadows. The world believes them to be only a tale told to frighten children, but nothing could be further from the truth. When stories hide the truth, how do you know what to believe? Michael is coming to understand that truth is a flexible concept as the line between right and wrong blurs the more battles he's forced to fight. Michael can trust his family and the bond he has with the sleeping warriors, but the faeries - his family's mentors - have shown themselves to be unreliable. The ancient vampire Lorcan seems to be the only source of information that can be believed, but he has his own agenda, which may include killing Michael. Marcus, the boy who watched on as the doll tormented Michael in his dreams is now living in the family home. When a strange visitor reveals that Marcus was supposed to have died years ago, Michael begins to question everything. With a crossroads demon stalking Dana, information is the only thing that may get them safely though the trials ahead. A powerful seer is said to have the answers, but finding the tree that serves as his prison is not going to be easy. Michael and his family may soon discover there are some very good reasons why the seer Merlin was bound in the first place.
