Having found a measure of peace among the dwarves in the reclaimed Mithral Hall, Drizzt begins to know contentment for perhaps the first time in his tumultuous life. But for the dark elf renegade from a city ruled by priestesses of a demon goddess, no peace can long last. It is Lolth herself, the dreaded Queen of the Demonweb Pits, who musters her followers to pour up from the black depths of the Underdark to reclaim for their goddess the one soul...

As Matron Baenre prepares an assault on Drizzt Do'Urden and Mithril Hall, the ruling houses begin to fall. One family unleashes potent nonmagical forces and rises to power. Only an ancient dwarven king and allies from the depths can save the people from complete domination.

Contains four fantasy adventures with Drizzt Do'Urden and his allies as they fight the vengeance-driven Spider Queen Lolth and her drow followers