Fearing Brimphil's warning from Haldu: Wizard of the Valley, Haldu sets out with his friends April and Oni to destroy the Dark Elf Master Tome. When a broken teeport spell casts them across Ulpan, they must contend with their own foes in order to keep Ulpan free. Haldu takes an old and a new ally into the sourhtern wastes to do battle with and evil withc, Oni struggles to keep the elfin kingdom from careening into political chaos, while April is thrown blindly into a war between the drakes. But they soon realize that the fate of Ulpan does not hang on their shoulders, but the shoulders of those they teach. Will they be taught right? Will thier courage be strong enough to save Ulpan? Find out, open the book, and discover the magic inside yourself.