In the third chronicle of the Mayfair Witches, the
Talamasca seek to preserve the nearly extinct Taltos race
by bringing together a male and female. Their searching
catches the attention of an ancient Taltos named Ashlar
entwined with Lasher's identity. Ashlar reveals the taltos
mythology and lineage and enlists the help of Michael and
Rowan in his battle againsst evil. Ashlar longs to make
right the sufferings of his people. To help Ashlar,
Michael must keep his coupling with Mona Mayfair (a
precocious teenager who loves sex and computers equally) a
secret, for it has produced a new female Taltos. Rowan
attempts to assist him, but the task is difficult given
that Morrigan, the Taltos, has been named the heir to the
Mayfair fortune. Morrigan becomes the new monster of the
Mayfair family.