Months after the conclusion of Book II, Carter Nash, the Last Mage, finds himself facing more challenges as he continues to protect and defend the town of McLain, Mississippi. With assistance from the eternal goddess Athena, now using the name Alana Jordan, he finds new allies and sees allegiances change as he faces the threat of a new power to rival his own. In the midst of this, he must also deal with a rampaging murderer loose in the town. Thought depressed and confused, he finds the strength, with the aid of his allies, to learn the truth and face the challenge.