For Edward Fox, the complex fantasy world that he created, called The Zone, has always been his salvation. Traumatized at an early age by a terrifying kidnapping ordeal that forever left him scarred, both mentally and physically, his fictitious world is all that stands between him and the memories that plague him relentlessly. Inside The Zone, he is free from those memories, even if only temporarily, and there he feels safe and empowered from the real world around him. A magical realm where he can be whomever he wishes, whenever he wishes, with the awesome powers of a God always at his disposal.

But now, something has changed. His worst memory of all has somehow found its way inside his safe haven, tormenting him mercilessly, forcing him to make a tragic choice. After a botched suicide attempt that leaves him lying in a coma, Edward awakens in The Zone to find that now the rules have been dramatically altered. His God-like powers have been stripped from him, leaving him alone and helpless in a world of magic and mayhem that is ruled by a mad Emperor bent on his annihilation...an Emperor that seems all too familiar.

Peopled by diverse characters from his past and present, some of them determined to destroy him, and some to save him, Edward must somehow learn to survive against all odds as a vicious war erupts around him, with the prize not only control of The Zone itself...but his mind as well.

Rescued from the brink of death by the mysterious power of the Master Eye, Edward Fox and his friends make a daring escape from the city of Palantand and flee to the safety of Caprica Island. Once there, he is dismayed to learn from the Old Man that his ordeal is far from over, in fact, it has only just begun.

Tired and disenchanted, Edward has no choice but to allow Jasmiine Vaxin to return to the war-torn Tralon continent to try to lead an uprising against the Empire specifically designed to buy him some much needed time. With the mighty Doorgen Sandon by his side, Edward sails for the far off continent of Ventrolous in search of an all too familiar artifact buried in a mythical moving lake called The Lake of Sorrows...a lake that is also jealously guarded by a magical creature known only as The Chrimlian.

Meanwhile, the juggernaut that is the Empire of Halandon continues to expand outward aggressively, sweeping everyone before it aside as the Emperor sets his hungry sights on total victory. As kingdoms continue to fall beneath his mighty war machine, each square mile of new territory brings Daamand Wain that much closer to overall control of the balance of power in The Zone...and ultimately, control over Edward.

Somehow, Edward Fox must do what he has never been able to do in real life, he must overcome his guilt and his fears and become more than he is, for if he doesn't, he and The Zone will soon cease to exist forever.