Kham the ork and Neko Noguchi, two minor characters from the Secrets of Power trilogy, take center stage in this book. After being hired by a pair of elves to unearth a powerful and ancient magical artifact, Kham decides to pursue the secret of elven immortality. It's not all he hoped it would be, and Kham becomes a pawn in a vicious game between an ambitious elven magician and the world's most manipulative dragon.