"With the last of his trusted companions having fallen, Drizzt is alone--and free--for the first time in almost a hundred years. Guilt mingles with relief, leaving Drizzt uniquely vulnerable to the persuasions of his newest companion--Dahlia, a darkly alluring elf and the only other member of their party to survive the cataclysm at Mount Hotenow. But traveling with Dahlia is challenging in more ways than one. As the two companions seek revenge on...

Drizzt fears the loss of Dahlia to his former enemy, while agents of the elite drow hide a secret agenda, and Tiago Baenre enlists Bregan D'aerthe in his quest to destroy Drizzt.