The fascinating universe of the Forgotten Realms sparkles with new facets in the novels of the glorious successor of Robert Salvatore's work - Paul Kemp! Erevis Cale and his companions were able to escape from the dying Temple of Shadows. To do this, Erevis sacrificed his essence and became a shade - a creature inextricably linked with the shadows. He did it to help his friends, but it didn't make the transformation and subsequent painful adjustment to new opportunities any easier. However, mental anguish did not prevent him from teleporting himself and his comrades to the Shadow Level to begin the pursuit of the slaadi who had stolen from the Temple of Shadows a priceless artifact needed by their owner, the Traveler. The chase led Erevis into the Underdark, to the city of Skullport, where the slaadi intend to pocket another useful artifact. The pursuers, of course, overtake the thieves, but Erevis is in for an unpleasant discovery.