Something venomous provides come to Temperance …

It’s been 8 weeks since Petra Dee and her coyote sidekick Sig faced off against Temperance’s resident alchemist, but points are definately not quiet. When an Internet video of an enormous snake in the backcountry of Yellowstone goes viral, a run after for the mythical basilisk is usually on. Monster hunters swarm into the area, rather than one to avoid the guarantee of finding, Petra joins in the search.

Among the newcomers is a snake cult on wheels―the biker gang Sisters of Serpens. Unlike some, the Sisters don’t desire to eliminate the basilisk―they need to worship it. But items get complicated when the basilisk grows a flavor for individual flesh that rivals the Sisters’ personal murderous skills.

In the meantime, the alchemical tree of existence is dying, as well as the undead Hanged Men of Temperance who have depend onto it find out the basilisk could be their last opportunity for survival.

With time running out for everyone around her, Petra will be forced to decide who survives and who she must keep behind in this action-packed sequel to Dark Alchemy.