Baldric Zealotte is on his way back to Earth, and the wizard world is in turmoil. Death and deception are all around, and Savajic and Peggy have to be careful whom they trust. Events are moving at a frightening pace, and as the bridge across the worm fields comes to a completion, the death toll keeps on mounting. The hobgoblins are on the march. Will the plans put into place by Savajic and Demodus and the power of the sword of destiny be enough to stop them from overrunning Greco and enslaving the gnome nation? Who will survivethe good or the evil?