Bekannte und neue Charaktere müssen sich dem Wiedererstarken des Bösen in Mittelerde stellen. Von den dunkelsten Tiefen des Nebelgebirges bis zu den majestätischen Wäldern von Lindon, vom Inselkönigreich Númenor bis zu den entlegensten Winkeln der Landkarte werden diese Reiche und Charaktere ein Vermächtnis schaffen, das die Zukunft von Mittelerde prägen wird.

When a huge hurricane hits her hometown in Florida, Haley ignores evacuation orders to look for her father. After finding him badly wounded, both are trapped by the flood. With virtually no time to escape the storm, they discover that rising water levels are the least of their problems.

Having recently found God, self-effacing young nurse Maud arrives at a plush home to care for Amanda, a hedonistic dancer left frail from a chronic illness. When a chance encounter with a former colleague throws up hints of a dark past, it becomes clear there is more to sweet Maud than meets the eye.

England, 1954. On a train to London, Fitzwilliam meets Miss Pinkerton, who tells him that a killer is on the loose in the sleepy English village of Wychwood under Ashe. The villagers believe the deaths are accidents, but Miss Pinkerton knows otherwise — and when she’s later found dead on her way to Scotland Yard, Fitzwilliam feels he must find the killer before they can strike again.