Grand Master Mark Andrew Ramsay, Chevalier du Morte, Poor Knight of Solomon's Temple, must gather together the tattered remnants of his once powerful Order and retreat to the Isle of Ramsay to make a last stand against Omar Kadif and his global army as the new Prince of New Babylon makes his bid for world dominion. Mark's domestic problems continue unabated with the loss of his beloved brother Luke Matthew while his own son teams up with Omar against him in what appears to be a no-win situation as more and more Templars abandon the Order and join the Fox. The dreaded Skull of Sidon falls into enemy hands and Carlisle Corrigan falls prey to his blind devotion to his apprentice. Ramsay and his dwindling band of loyal supporters must contend with an ever tightening noose as Omar bides his time, waiting for the world to bow at his feet.