Mitten in der Nacht werden die Geschwister Wisteria und Whit Allgood brutal aus dem Schlaf gerissen und eingekerkert. Die neue Regierungsorganisation »Neue Ordnung« wirft ihnen unglaubliche Dinge vor. Die beiden Kinder sollen magische Kräfte besitzen - ein Vergehen, dass die brutalen Büttel der »Neuen Ordnung« unbarmherzig mit dem Tode bestrafen. Mit ihren neu entdeckten magischen Fähigkeiten müssen Wisty und ihr älterer Bruder von nun an für ihre Freiheit kämpfen und ihre Eltern wiederfinden, die den Häschern bereits entkommen konnten. Doch ein Ausbruch aus den grausamen Kerkern der Organisation, in denen Folter und unmenschliche Experimente die jungen Insassen erwarten, scheint nahezu unmöglich ?

When Whit & Wisty were imprisoned by the wicked forces of the totalitarian regime known as the New Order, they were barely able to escape with their lives. Now part of a hidden community of teens like themselves, Whit and Wisty have established themselves as leaders of the Resistance, willing to sacrifice anything to save kids kidnapped and brutally imprisoned by the New Order. But the One has other plans in store for them: He needs Wisty, for she is "The One Who Has the Gift." While trying to figure out what that means, Whit and Wisty's suspenseful adventures through Overworld and Shadowland lead to a jaw-dropping climax and conclusion!

Although Whit and Wisty's magic and their control over it have matured, they still find themselves helpless to prevent The One Who Is The One from destroying everyone and everything they hold dear. But there's a reckoning on the horizon, and the siblings have no choice but to devise a strategy to topple with one decisive blow the tyrant who has devastated their world before he becomes truly all-powerful...