"Alex Verus is a diviner who can see probable futures-- a talent that's gotten him out of many a tough scrape. But this time, he may be in over his head. Alex was once apprenticed to a Dark mage, and in his service he did a lot of things he isn't proud of. As rumors swirl that his old master is coming back, Alex comes face to face with his misdeeds in the form of a young adept whose only goal is to get revenge. Alex has changed his life for the better,...

Alex is a mage who has the advantage of seeing the possible future, but when multiple factions seek his skills to crack open a relic, he doesn't need special powers to predict that whatever is inside is beyond powerful and that his chances of survival are slim.

When Anne Walker, who has cut all ties with the mage community after getting kicked out of the apprentice program, is kidnapped, Alex Versus, with his talent for divining the future, must journey deep into the shadow realm of Sagash to rescue this woman who no longer trusts him.

When the life mage Anne, who has changed after bonding with a dangerous power, goes after everyone she has a grudge against, Mage Alex Verus must stop her from letting the world burn, while dealing with his arch enemy, Levistus.

In order to save his friends, diviner Alex Versus must once again work for dark mage Richard Drakh and one of Drakh's oldest allies, and bring light mage Anne into Richard's servitude as well, unless he can find a way out.