With Beranabus Grubbs and Kernel off exploring the universe of the Demonata for clues about the Shadow behind the demon invasion Bec is left behind in Carcery Vale for safekeeping. But with Dervish s health on the decline Lord Loss knows she s the most vulnerable piece of the Kah-Gash. The apocalypse came and the world burned. But it wasn t the end and out of the destruction new life has emerged. Bec is back to face the Demonata. After centuries of imprisonment she s more powerful than ever but the demons no longer stand alone. Something has crawled out of the darkness with her. Lord Loss is no longer humanity s greatest threat...