The second volume picks up the thread from the album The Ruby Throne, the first volume, where the renegade Yyrkoon had escaped from Melniboné and the wrath of the king, taking Queen Cymoril with him. When Elric discovers where they are hiding, he will set out to find them, and his inevitable confrontation with his traitorous cousin will be another crossroads for the cursed hero, possibly the most decisive one…

This edition is introduced by the legendary British author Alan Moore and includes a section with character studies and storyboards from the series' creators, as well as depictions of Elric by notable comic artists (Guillaume Sorel, Dimitri Armand, Phillipe Xavier, Eric Herenguel, etc.).