Ten years is a long time to be missing, but when renowned sorcerer Prince Lorrek finally returns, his reception isn't quite the one he was expecting. It doesn't help that he reappeared in the Kingdom of Nirrorm, where magic has been outlawed since the death of its queen - or that he was banished from Nirrorm years before. Worse, he finds himself accused of the most heinous crime he can imagine, and surrounded by enemies as he fights to clear his name.
But when powerful sorceress Verddra invades Nirrorm and throws the kingdom into chaos, proving his innocence becomes the furthest thing from Lorrek's mind. To save a dynasty, he must put his life on the line and return to a land whose ruler will stop at nothing to see him pay for a crime he didn't commit.