IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS. ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK?
The Cove has fallen. Leonardo and the survivors return north to where their journey began, in search of allies to fight The Dark—a tangible nightmare in search of blood. But when they reach the Darkwoods, they find it even bleaker than they had feared. Any semblance of clan life has crumbled in the aftermath of the Dark, and the woods are collapsing.
In an effort to unite the woods, Leonardo leads a party deeper into the shadows, to the distant Redwoods, where they face a race against time. An ancient and bizarre game takes place high above the ground, ruled by a ring-master who calls himself the general. The Redwoods kids care more about their rivalries than the impending Dark, and Leonardo is forced to join the game to dismantle it from the inside.
Every plan is dashed by a new setback, and the Dark draws closer by the day. Leonardo must outthink both the general and the Dark, or the woods—and all of its children—will vanish.