Dark Quest, Book 2 of the Targa Trilogy

The Rangers attack the Black Devil fortress with the help of Egam and Jenneva.

Alex and his Rangers locate the hideout of the Black Devils.

Sarac discovers the reality of his imprisonment while Egam and Jenneva visit the elves to scour their ancient histories.

Jenneva and Egam visit the dwarves while Aurora and Dalgar discover the nature of Universes and Junctions.

Aurora and Dalgar find the Book of the Beginning while Jenneva and Egam search the Great Sordoan Desert for a potential ally.

Alex confronts the Sultan of Sordoa.

Melbin falls to the enemy. John Secor goes to Trekum to seek peace while the war rages on land and sea. Alex and ten Rangers sneak into Sordoa to attack Trekum, the capital of Sordoa.

Mordac is uncloaked and war with Sordoa commences.

Jenneva develops a plan to unmask Mordac. General Clark learns the truth from a most unlikely source.

King Austin orders troops to the Cordonian border, pitting Targa against both of its neighbors armies at the same time.

The Rangers start killing the Black Devils as temples are attacked. Colonel Gregor races to stop the heir from reaching Tagaret, where certain death awaits him.

Duke Nelson provokes the Sordoan ambassador to start a war and then forces the Council to crown him king.

Oscar discovers the identity of the rightful heir, but Duke Nelson seeks to seize the throne for himself. Oscar has only two weeks to get the heir safely to Tagaret before the Duke is crowned, and Oscar knows that attempts will be made to stop him.

The king is assassinated and the blame is placed on Alexander Tork.

Alex stumbles into an uncharted valley in the Boulder Mountains and discovers that it is inhabited by elves.

Oscar Dalek works his magic on the Council of the King's Advisors while the goblins are provoked into attacking the Rangers in order to slay Alexander Tork, the Goblin Killer.

Alexander Tork is tasked to form a new elite corps called the Rangers. Oscar is called upon to form a spy ring, the Spiders.

Oscar gets married in Cordonia while the Black Devils begin to pillage temples across the continent in their search for books.

Egam discovers a new method of using portals and seeks to share his knowledge with Jenneva before attempting the dangerous first use of the Doors.

The evil mage, Sarac, has been banished to an alternate Universe, but his followers seek a way to bring him back. Mordac gathers the Black Devils to a secret meeting, intending to use the magicians to gather all of the books in the world to ensure the return of Sarac. The Black Devils will stop at nothing to achieve their goal.