A mad monarch bent on world domination. A cult seeking ultimate destruction. Darkness rises on two fronts.

A century and a half after the Thrall Masters’ reign of terror, a relic of their forbidden magic has resurfaced. The insane Princess of Lanfor, soaring in her flying fortress and backed by an army of dragons, will stop at nothing to claim it.

Yet a darker shadow stirs in silence. The Serpent Cult, thought vanquished, plans to unleash an ancient evil—one that could destroy the entire world.

From the shadowed depths of the Darkwoods to the cult’s hidden mountain stronghold, a band of young heroes must fight on two fronts. Can they thwart a mad monarch and stop the rise of a demonic queen—or will Thac fall to chaos and ruin?