Carmen Fox and her friends have just defeated the merciless Dark Master, Desorkhan, and his army of Magicon followers, and saved the magical world of Kelmar from ruin. But only months after their victory, darkness has once again fallen upon their realm. Raging storms, vicious attacks on innocent creatures, and the threat of Kelmar's imminent destruction by a most sinister adversary, all ensue from a drastic shift in the balance of power between the two Kelmarian spirit worlds.As the Guardian of Kelmar, Carmen must now travel to the afterlife to correct the imbalance, even as she furthers her sorcerer training at Thunder Academy.