It has been months since the attack on the Imperium, and a new threat is emerging. The dead have risen, lead by a mysterious, outcasted necromancer. Patience and Grim have their magical limits tested in their mission to stop the growing threat before it spirals out of control. During which, Patience must uncover the truth behind her terrible dreams that depict the end of the world, and discover if it is really possible to change the future. They must also answer the deadly question which has haunted sorcerers for over a hundred years, a terrifying possibility, that the Old Ones may not stay dead.