Fortune and Gassamer remain with their infant dragon on the island of Haven when an intrepid band of survivors led by Cumber sets out to try and free those dragons trapped within rock since the Turning. But the ancient dragon Archan, who might help them in their quest, has heard the basilisk’s call for a Gathering of the Deathless. She will let nothing stand between her and the immortality she craves. Not Haven, which is the hope of the new world of the dragon, nor the lives of those who might be freed by one last great wielding of charm.