Sam Oldfield's life is far from ordinary these days. His cousin Eric now lives in Fairview and is teaching Sam to use Enchanter's magic properly. Sam's mom knows about Ebdyrza and is quickly becoming friends with Kittritt, Sam's sky-tangler friend. But not everything is going well; Sam's dad has been strangely distant and is impatient to help Eric move out of the Oldfield's home. Sam thinks his father will understand everything if Sam can just tell his dad about Ebdyrza. But before Sam can find a way to do that, danger strikes both in Ebdyrza and in Fairview. As Sam and his friends cross the Divide into Ebdyrza again, they find that the evil Paragons have taken steps to keep them trapped there-and they will stop at nothing to get Sam in their power.