In this sequel to Warlord, our "hero" John Constantine must investigate and if possible reverse the malicious magics that have led an entire township to be consumed into the earth itself. There is also the fact that one of Constantine's few surviving friends, Chaz the Cabbie is now being trapped by the Lady of Waters to whom Constantine is in a debit to since the last novel. It comes down to the fact of saving Chaz from the hell of repeated drowning, saving an entire town from becoming a permanently underground address and as the story unfolds we will find out that John Constantine is on a path to possibly even save the whole of Brittan itself. ( )