At the end of the last book, evil Loki tricked Elspeth into freeing him of his bonds. Now Edmund and Elspeth are desperately searching for his trail, but the fire and destruction they expect does not materialise. Loki is strangely elusive. Instead they find unusual emblems carved along the route the[...]

While working to find a way back home from being shipwrecked and stranded in a distant land, the king's son, Edmund, and his friend, Elspeth, learn of the evil warlord's plan to destroy their homeland and so have no choice but to put their anticipated return aside in order to fight all those involve[...]

The ancient god Loki has been set free from the chains which bound him for centuries, and free to wreak terrible revenge. As Edmund and Elspeth desperately search for him, the fire and destruction they expect is nowhere to be seen. They discover instead strange emblems carved along the route south. [...]