Malcolm Morrigan is not alone, he has lived with a female spirit in his head since birth. After a routine capture of a bail jumper ends with a building on fire and him in jail they must use their magic to stop a creature eager to burn the world.
Atlanta ex-reporter, Mary Montero, stumbles across an ancient tale of chains and swords, teeth and claws—of settling a score—which blurs the lines of good and evil.
It’s been a thousand years since the great War of the Dahrk when THE great evil was vanquished, but at a great cost. In the years since there has been peace. Now the evil returns and it’s up to a small party to find the weapon that can defeat it.