The Darkness has left the North and the orcs of the defeated Kingdom of Many-Arrows have returned to their caves in the Spine of the World.

The dwarves of Mithral Hall and Felbarr are burying their dead and rebuilding their shattered halls. Drizzt and his companions turn their thoughts to the future – to family and new adventures.

The drow of Menzoberranzan have founded a new city in their ancient homeland, Gauntlgrym – a homeland that Bruenor Battlehammer is determined to reclaim.
But before the dark elves of the Underdark can fend off a dwarven invasion, they must fight each other, as well as the demon army they have decided to summon to their city.

Gromph Baenre, the powerful drow and archmage of Menzoberranzan, will find his position, his magic, his intelligence, and even his sanity tested by the fiendish Spider Queen…