Imprisoned within the Absence, a goddess plots her vengeance... A king's peaceful reign is torn asunder when a demonic goddess kidnaps the young prince Joranas, taunting the father and monarch with a dilemma: to rescue his son, he must present himself bodily before her in Hell... but crossing over in the flesh is no simple task. When an arch-shaman of Boranash offers a clue to the quandary, the gods themselves warn Besmir to turn from his path... or risk initiating the end of all things. Aided by a group of feathered Corbondrasi, his queen Arteera, and Zaynorth the illusion mage, King Besmir Fringor must find a way to release his son from Hell without destroying the world to which they would return. Duel with a Demoness is the second book in the Liam Reese series, A Huntsman's Fate, but may be read as a standalone story.