Dr John Dee has destroyed Paris in his mission to find Nicholas Flamel and Sophie and Josh Newman. For this he must rely on Clarent - the sister sword to Excalibur - and the sword's evil power makes it nearly impossible to use without darkness seeping into the soul of whoever wields it.

Dr John Dee has destroyed Paris in his mission to find Nicholas Flamel and Sophie and Josh Newman. For this he must rely on Clarent - the sister sword to Excalibur - and the sword's evil power makes it nearly impossible to use without darkness seeping into the soul of whoever wields it.