The most famous wizard in the Forgotten Realms® rises from the ashes in the next installment of this classic, world-defining series that fans have been waiting for.Elminster's archenemy, the vampiric Lord Manshoon, thinks he has destroyed Elminster at last. But Elminster survives in the form of magical ash, and with the help of his scion and the vestige of the long-dead goddess of magic, he still has a chance to counter Manshoon's insidious plots.