Within this sequel to The Lost Gate, bestselling author Orson Scott Card continues his fantastic tale from the mages of Westil, who reside in exile on the planet.

Here on Earth, Danny North continues to be in senior high school, however he holds in his heart and mind all the taken outselves of thirteen centuries of gatemages. The Families still need to destroy him if they can’t control him-and they can’t control him; he is far too powerful.

On Westil, Wad is currently nearly powerless-he lost everything to Danny within their struggle. Also if he can survive the revenge of his enemies, he must still somehow make peace using the Gatemage Daniel North, for when Danny got that power from Loki, he also got responsibility for the Great Gates. So when he comes face-to-face with the mages who contact themselves Bel and Ishtoreth, he will understand why Loki closed the gates those centuries ago.