The darkness that had settled in the North had dissipated, the orcs of the Kingdom of the Multi-Command had been defeated, fled back to their nests on the Back of the World. The dwarves of Mithrill Hall, Felbarr and Adbar Citadel bury their dead and rebuild the demolished halls. Drizzt and his colleagues look to the future, their thoughts revolve around newer adventures, starting a family, settling down. The dark elves of Menzoberranzan built a city in the stomach of the rediscovered Gauntlgrym - and Bruenor decides to reclaim this ancient dwarf home. But before the stepmother's Dark Dark elves could confront the army of dwarves, they must fight themselves… and the demons flooding their city, whom they themselves have summoned for all common sense. The Queen of Spiders puts the mental strength, magic, and even the sanity of Gromph Baen, Menzoberranzan’s powerful mage, to a vicious test.

Chaos prevails.