Continuing their adventures from The Time Dancer escapade, Esmarelda, George Drumm, and Sylvestor the cat have their hands (and paws) full with with unwelcoming Witches, shape-shifting Familiars, half-mad Magicians, and inquisitive New-Agers.

"The participants were like children to me, harmlessly playing at games they knew nothing about. I loved them and pitied them. Poor souls had no idea how many turns of the Spiral lay ahead before they would turn the corner to reclaim this world of magic they vaguely remember...