Together, Soren and Coryn open the second of three ancient volumes left to them by old Ezylryb to find a tale of heroism and treachery unfolding in a time of chaos, violence and nachtmagen - the deadly magic of hagsfiends. It is no idle history lesson, for hidden in the legends are truths about the great promise and great danger that lie just ahead for the Guardians of Ga'Hoole. And so they read on...