Aided by the powerful magic of Vagel, the evil Arch-Imager,
the merciless armies are marching against the kingdom of
Mordant. In its hour of greatest need, two unlikely
champions emerge. One is Geraden, whose inability to master
the simplest skills of Imagery has made him a
laughingstock. The other is Terisa Morgan, transferred to
Mordant from a Manhattan apartment by Geraden’s faulty
magic. Together, Geraden and Terisa discover undreamed-of
talents within themselves—talents that make them more than
a match for any Imager . . . including Vagel himself.
Unfortunately, those talents also mark them for death.
Branded as traitors, they are forced to flee the castle for
their lives. Now, all but defenseless in a war-torn
countryside ravaged by the vilest horrors Imagery can
spawn, Geraden and Terisa must put aside past failures and
find the courage to embrace their powers—and their love—
before Vagel can spring his final trap.