A child, a nameless outcast condemned to death, is born, a boy who is the reincarnation of one of the Lords of Chaos and is fated to restore the balance between Order and Chaos through the destruction of those he loves

Tarod alone knew the nature of the supernatural force locked within his soul-and he knew that it must be thwarted, no matter what the sacrifice. Denounced by his fellow adepts as a demon, betrayed even by those he loved, he had unleashed a power that twisted the fabric of time, to put himself beyond the reach of that monstrous force and avert the pandemonium that threatened the world. He thought that nothing could break through the barrier he had created. He was wrong.

In order to defeat Yandros, the Lord of Chaos, Keridil must convene the Conclave of Three, sail to the White Isle shrine, and open Aeoris' casket