The race to understand the secrets of Lolth's silence-and the future of drow civilization-continues in this third War of the Spider Queen adventureFrom the burning sands of Anauroch to the limitless labyrinth of the Underdark, an epic quest for the Spider Queen takes one startling turn after another. Powerful forces are at work to find answers to the question on every drow's mind: Where has Lolth gone? Will she return as something greater than what she was, or has she abandoned her drow children forever? Though priestess Quenthel Baenre and her Menzoberranzan companions have learned much during their search for the truth, they must now rely on the aid of a rival priest named Tzirik. He agrees to inquire about their missing goddess-but only after they bring him the Geildirion of Cimbar, a secret book of lore from Myth Drannor. With no choice but to trust Tzirik's word, the group races to retrieve the book before Menzoberranzan suffers the same fate as Ched Nasad . . .