This second book in New York Times bestselling author R. A. Salvatoreās all-new Forgotten Realms trilogyāfull of swordplay, danger, and imaginative thrillsāfeatures one of fantasyās most beloved and enduring characters, Drizzt DoāUrden.
Split between time and two worlds, Zaknafein had always been conflicted. That inner turmoil was magnified by his inferior position as a male dark elf in the matriarchal drow society. Only his status as one of the greatest warriorsāas well as his friendship with the mercenary Jarlaxleākept him sane. When he finally perished, he was content knowing he left behind a legacy as substantial as his son Drizzt.
Except . . . someone isnāt ready for Zaknafein to be dead. And now heās back, hundreds of years later, in a world he doesnāt recognize. His sonās companions are not the pridefulāand bigotedāmales the drow warrior was accustomed to in his previous life. Drizztās circle includes dwarves, elves, and, perhaps worst of all, a human wife.
Struggling to navigate this transformed new world, Zaknafein realizes that some things have not changed: the threat of demons and the machinations of a drow matron no longer content with her familyās position in the ranks of Houses.
Though he has been displaced in time, Zaknafein is still a warrior. And no matter what prejudices he must overcome, he knows he will do his duty and fight by Drizztās side to stem the tide of darkness that threatens the Realms.