[1] On the world of the Dasati, Pug and the other Conclave members must find a way to save their people from the magician, Leso Varen, and the wrath of the mad god he has awoken.

Miranda must find a way to save herself from the clutches of the Deathpriests who have her held captive on the world of Kelewan.

The Dark God turns out to be an obese Dread Lord, feeding off the countless souls of the dead in the Dasati realm.

The Dreadlord had previously invaded the third and fourth plane of reality, consuming all life within both realms.

The Dreadlord is eventually defeated by a combination of two factors as it tries to travel through the rift to Kelewan; the God Killer, which is revealed to be the tiny sliver of Nalar sheltered by Leso Varen, is released by Nakor in his final act and attacks the Dreadlord from behind, whilst Pug puts a rift in front of Kelewan's moon and slightly adjusts its orbit, forcing a massive chunk of rock to collide with the Dreadlord as it tries to emerge from the rift.