In this sequel to "The Spell Binder," with the approach of the tenth anniversary of Beyilzon's defeat on Mount Hope, celestial signs foretell of the rise of a new evil as a strange, murderous beast with an insatiable appetite for blood is unleashed on a killing spree to the north. Amidst the ensuing chaos, swept up in the social unrest of a country struggling for some semblance of order under a new regime, Nayla is taken hostage by those once controlled by the Dark Lord Beyilzon.With no hope of rescue, Nayla is forced to find a way to survive on her own while the men of the Order race to bring down this rampaging beast. In their search to discover what dark magic conjured up this monster, in a strange twist of fate, could these two events be leading them on the same path of destruction?