An ancient hatred explodes, engulfing the Kilane region of Areane in a frenzied witch-hunt to find a creature accused of being a demon. Joined by a woman mysteriously washed ashore from Jim's old world, Jim and his companions set off to forge a treaty with the people of the nightmarish Red Island. As Jim fights through brigands, mobs, predatory Reds, and hidden assassins, he discovers the true force behind the commotion in Kilane--a sinister evil is waiting to return. And it's more powerful and deadly than anything Jim has ever faced. A tale of compassion, determination, destiny, and devotion, "The Dark Sorcerer's Return" is the third book in The Areane Journals, series chronicling the darkest time in Areane's history, and the man struggling to save his people from destruction