Accosted by bullies on a forest trail, Aeron would have no way of knowing the confrontation would change his life forever. Accused of a crime for which he bears no blame, he is pursued deep into the forests of Maerchwood. First rescued, then tutored by the mysterious Storm Walker, he discovers a previously undreamed-of talent for magic, and his life is swept up into the study of the arcane arts . . .

Until the very principles of magic, and indeed, the future of Faerun, come under attack from the unspeakably evil influences of The Shadow Stone.