Just when Finn MacCullen thought fate couldnt kick him any harder after the events of the Festival of the Hunt, it does. Now, he must overcome a series of nearly impossible trials to prove his worth as an apprentice, or lose his place at his master Gideons side. But Finn and Gideon, and their friends, are determined to boot fate right back. Theyre going to do whatever it takes to succeed, including teaming up with a sorceress and a certain teen angel. However, Finns life has as many twists as a Celtic knot, and master and apprentice find themselves in their ancestral homeland of Ireland with only their witsand a fair bit of the Black Hands charmto protect them from the vengeful Celtic goddess known as the Scathach. In this heart-stopping finale of the award-winning series, its going to take every scrap of Finns Irish luck and pluck to save himself, and his master, from death. Or worse.