Having upset the Hamelyn Piper's dastardly plan to build an army through Songs of mind control, 13-year-old Piper, Patch Brightwater, must foil the escaped villain's next sinister plot: assembling a suit of immortal armor. Accompanied by Wren, a girl cursed to live as a rat, and Barver, a fire-breathing dracogriff, Patch seeks the aid of old friends, legendary heroes, and a near-dead sorcerer. Embark on another adventure with the motley trio as they clash with pirates of the Eastern Sea, uncover secrets of the griffins, and dabble with magic to undo past wrongs and forge their own offense before it's too late.

Unabridged.