Phelim is the chosen one, the only one, they say, who can save the world from the dreadful monsters, the Hatchlings of the Stoor Worm. But Phelim is only a boy – what can he do? And where will he find the others who are supposed to help him – the Maiden, the Fool, and the Horse? As Phelim sets out on his quest, the words ring in his ears: ‘You must stop the Worm waking’.