Taliesin Weaver has survived attack by vindictive witches, ferocious dragons, scheming faerie kings, and even angry ex-gods. Unfortunately, his enemies have not given up, and now they are scheming to destroy the foundation on which his success has been built: his friends.One by one the people closest to Tal fall for tricks that lure them out of town, leaving them-and him-more vulnerable to attack. Even worse, some of them unwittingly succumb to temptations...