The pillars of civilization tremble as monsters, both living and dead, emerge from nightmare and shadow. Meanwhile, alone and locked away, Valerie Zeta bides her time in the dark, a prisoner and gladiator of the Red Widow’s Fighting Pits. When her friends encounter an unlikely ally, however, they conspire to stage a daring rescue.Accepting the aid of the reclusive sorcerer, Julian Trast, the Nightbreakers must journey through myth and mystery to discover the origins of a waking nemesis, the Worldeaters. When rival forces collide, wills are tested as Valerie Zeta must chose the nature of her destiny—the path of victory, or vengeance.