After a violent confrontation with Fray and Kannis, two of the Cartel's more senior mages, Nick and Julia, lie wounded, assumed dead, while Paddy, April and Sam have been captured by demon forces.

But Nick and Julia aren't dead. With the help of the learned Alderon and the creepy Bertrand Nowell they race against time to find their friends before the Cartel destroy their minds and keep them enslaved, doing their evil bidding, forever. Armed only with his trusty knife and his incredible quick-wittedness, this is Nick's toughest challenge yet - to enter the heart of the Cartel's domain and destroy it or . . . die trying . . .

This book is part of a book series called Demon Stalkers .

There are 240 pages in this book. This book was published 2009 by Pan Macmillan .

Douglas Hill was a leading writer of children's science fiction and fantasy, Douglas was best known for his series Last Legionary and Huntsman but had written over 70 books. Douglas passed away in 2007.