Introducing the next book in the bestselling Veil of Time series In this sequel to Dunadd, Maggie has come to accept that her visits to the 8th century world of Prince Fergus have come to an end. More than five years have elapsed, her son is now studying at Oxford, and she has finally entered into a marriage with her old neighbor Jim. Everything feels settled in her modern world.
But while she and her new husband are driving past the ancient village of Scone in Perthshire, she has a sudden flashback. Then during a late-night visit to the ancient graveyard behind the village, Maggie once again steps out of her own time and back into the arms of Fergus. Far from his native Dunadd, Fergus now lives in Scone with his brother Murdoch and his mother under the rule of Pictish King Oengus. When the church promises to crown Murdoch king in return for his help in overthrowing the pagan Oengus, Maggie and Fergus are forced to flee.
