The war with Rakoth Maugrim, the lord of the forces of Darkness, flares up in the primordial world of the great Tapestry. Paul Schafer, who passed the test of death on the Tree of Life, and his friends, each of whom was marked by a gift from the Gods of Fionavar, return to this world once again to stand shoulder to shoulder with those who protect the Light. The threads of their destinies are woven on the canvas of time into a bizarre and unexpected pattern.