The village of Harrowdown sits under the shadow of the tower of Deephallow where a desperate old mageborn seeks to keep the powers of darkness at bay. But Marroc is weakening with the passage of years, and the shadow demons are slipping out of their prison in greater numbers than he can counter. Soon, he fears the ancient evil imprisoned at the heart of the tower will escape as well.
Conor Mac Manahan, his healer wife and their adopted son Rhoyd stop in Harrowdown just to spend the night. But when Rhoyd destroys one of the shadow demons, Marroc believes that his salvation is at hand. He realizes that he must first separate young Rhoyd from the family he loves. So in desperation, the old wizard kidnaps the boy...
...And sets in motion a series of terrible events that could mean death to all who live in Harrowdown...
