Preparing for an attack by the powerful Archmage Gromph and his dark elves, Drizzt and his companions find themselves confronting demonic forces from the deepest reaches of the Abyss.

Journeying home to Menzoberranzan accompanied by Bruenor and an army of dwarves to stop a growing threat in the form of the destructive primordial demons of Gauntlgrym, Drizzt wonders at the possible defeat of the City of Spiders.