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With their magic diminishing, warring factions of New Orleans witches desperately search for the Book of the Unwinding - a legendary grimoire, hidden by spells, that holds the key to unimaginable powers. As a ruthless struggle erupts in a maelstrom of malevolent magic, psychic Nathalie Boudreau finds her destiny intertwined with that of an exiled witch. Her name is Alice Marin, a vulnerable young woman trapped in a realm of illusion. Only Nathalie can free her, but first she must come to understand and master her own extraordinary abilities.

Mercy and her husband, Peter, are happily preparing to welcome baby Colin into their lives. But their excitement quickly becomes overshadowed by a gruesome discovery: someone has scattered severed limbs throughout the city. After a troubling visit from an old foe, Mercy learns dark magic is at play, and someone - or something - wants her and her unborn child out of the picture.

Savannah resident Mercy Taylor may now be in control of the South’s most powerful family of witches, but she’s struggling to master her newfound magic. Pregnant with her first child and still reeling from a heartbreaking betrayal, she just wants to be able to use her supernatural abilities without accidentally destroying dishes or blasting the doors off buildings.

To the uninitiated, Savannah shows only her bright face and genteel manner. Those who know her well, though, can see beyond her colonial trappings and small-city charm to a world where witchcraft is respected, Hoodoo is feared, and spirits linger. Mercy Taylor is all too familiar with the supernatural side of Savannah, being a member of the most powerful family of witches in the South. Despite being powerless herself, of course. Having grown up without magic of her own, in the shadow of her talented and charismatic twin sister, Mercy has always thought herself content.

Magic is seeping out of the world, leaving the witches who've relied on it for countless centuries increasingly hopeless. While some see an inevitable end of their era, others are courting madness - willing to sacrifice former allies, friends, and family to retain the power they covet. While the other witches watch their reality unravel, young Alice Marin is using magic's waning days to delve into the mystery of numerous disappearances in the occult circles of New Orleans.

"Ich bin Artimus - der das ewige Leben suchte…und ewigen Schrecken fand." Nach und nach kommen Lea und ihre Begleiter den verwerflichen Forschungen des Alchemisten Artimus auf die Spur. Ein Tagebuch, das der alte Mann hinterlassen hat, gibt Einblick in verbotene Experimente, mit denen der Tod besiegt werden sollte. Erfolgreiche Experimente.

Faldarun, der Wanderer, hat seine düsteren Absichten offenbart und verwickelt Lea nun in ein perfides Spiel um Leben und Tod. Sie soll einen magischen Gegenstand finden - das silberne Horn von Arun. Die Suche führt in das von zahlreichen heimtückischen Fallen geschützte Haus ds Alchemisten Artimus, der vor einiger Zeit auf mysteriöse Weise verschwand. Welches schreckliche Geheimnis wollte der Mann vor der Welt verbergen? Und was für eine Rolle spielt das silberne Horn dabei?