After shunning Timothy since his arrival in Arcanum, Parliament has finally turned to him for help. Raptus, the vicious leader of the Wurm, is determined to break through the magical barrier that separates his world from Sunderland and exact vengeance upon the mages. Parliament needs Timothy's kind of magic--the magic of invention-to prepare for the inevitable battle with the Wurm ...

"Originally published as the series title Outcast"--T.p. verso. Includes an excerpt from the nextg Magic Zero adventure, "Battle for Arcanum."