Five long years have passed since the events in The Merdog's Realm took place. Juliet FairIsle has graduated from university and is now working as an artist. But after a mysterious fire in her studio, plus death threats and break-ins, she realizes that someone is after a precious item that she possesses - the Merdog Amulet. Juliet is drawn into a plot to discover and capture Merdogs and exploit the riches of Regneva, which according to the amulet is to be found "at the edge of beyond".
