Tutored in music by the Archangel Raphael, and in magic by the beautiful pagan witch Saara, Damiano must learn to use the hellish powers that are his heritage to preserve the people and the land he loves. His journey of discovery will take him from war-torn Italy through the plague-ridden French countryside and into the Moorish slave markets. And at the end of his odyssey lies a shattering confrontation with the Father of Lies and an awesome reckoning with an unexpected destiny.