In this shocking adventure of his, which takes place before his final confrontation with Chaos, Elric will undertake a mission that will lead him to other dimensions and bring him face to face with terrible dangers.

He must discover the wooden box that hides the soul of his dead father, to return it to his ghost, who is waiting for him in the ruins of Melnibone. Along with new companions, he will travel across the massive wheeled villages of the Gypsy Nation, cross the Heavy Sea, clash swords with the prince Geynor the Damned, and fight against the mutated armies of Chaos in an effort to save not only his father's soul but also his own from the hands of the Lords of Hell.

Once again swept away by the winds of Fate, the melancholy Prince of Ruins travels, reflects, and spreads death, through the pages of a book that only Michael Moorcock could have written.

[Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]