Young Oonagh von Век has an extraordinary and perilous adventure: she falls into a subterranean chasm only to be chased by dangerous men. Her grandparents - Oona, the Dreamthief"s Daughter, and Elric, the last sorcerer of Melnibone - follow, seeking Elric"s son, and encounter other avatars of the Eternal Champion. Now fanning out across the infinite realms of existence, they hope to stop Oonagh"s pursuers, Gaynor the Damned and his allies. All paths will converge in a cruel land of tyranny and dark magic, where defilers plan the ultimate arrogance: to re-create the entire Multiverse - and install themselves as eternal overlords...