When dreams deepen into warnings and relationships fracture under the weight of unseen forces, Jack and the other Garret Gang survivors descend – emotionally and magically – into depths beneath the Dim City “where primal secrets frown.” Some of those secrets must now be learned for all to survive.

With the help of Mel’s mountain magic, Jack is on the mend both on Earth and in the world of the Mist. Following clues in old books and Tina’s poem “Black Thorn” he and Mel have opened an old door into the ruins across the Lake, only to find mystery waiting beneath: a mighty shaft with stone steps leading steeply down into darkness.

Meanwhile a new member has joined The Garret Gang: Cissy Adams, who since leaving Hadrian’s old “Mindpower” group has proven her mettle by ditching her old drug-dealing boyfriend, her talent by reaching the Yellow Corridor, and her courage by rescuing Mel from danger there. Suzanne, now dating Cissy’s recently widowed brother Brian, hopes Jack and Cissy will soon be a couple too. But will the chemistry between them work? Or will Cissy’s fancy turn instead to Mel herself?

And what will the growing Gang discover when they follow those stone steps down Into The Depths?