Rulke is free at last to use the deadly construct. To succeed he needs just one thing – Karan’s sensitive talent. Karan and Llian are lost in the Nightland, that is collapsing around them. Only Rulke can open the gate and send them home to Santhenar. Yggur and Mendark, sworn enemies, struggle to tame the power of the rift. They must seal the gate before Rulke brings forth his construct. If they fail he will ravage the world. And if they succeed, Karan and Llian will be trapped in the Nightland for eternity.