The battle for Imperia City may be over, but the War for Reality is only just beginning.Alice Eve, head of the Inquisition and reluctant Book Wielder, struggles to regain order in a world thrown into chaos following the merger of the Capital. With her unlikely Supernatural allies in the Trinity of Old, she fights to prevent the rest of the world from falling into the hands of the Archmage Omniosis, and from being merged with the Gloom by Winston Reynolds. Through the war-torn world, Alice must find a way to deliver her 'divine' message of reason to the unsuspecting Winston before all is lost.Meanwhile, Winston learns about the burdens of leadership the hard way as he watches the consequences of his actions become far more frequent and closer to the home front. He is left to wonder if his ambition has pushed him too far as he prepares for his wedding day with his gorgeous Vampire wife-to-be Veronica, not to mention the upcoming assault on Industria City.Behind the scenes, Lewis Thorne secretly begins to fulfil the Archmage Omniosis' dark duties, working to ensure that when the time comes, his best friend Winston will merge the whole of reality with the Gloom - permanently.