Who is Carter Kane? Why is he in charge of Brooklyn House? How does he feel about this? What happens when Carter takes a group of magicians to Dallas to save the finally copy of the Book of Overcoming Apophis? How does Carter feel about this outcome? How does it overshadow his decisions for the rest of the novel? Is this a good or bad thing?

Who is Sadie Kane? Where did she grow up? Why has she gone to Dallas? What does Sadie save during Apophis's attack at the museum? Why? Who told her to save it? What does Sadie hope it will tell her? What spell does Sadie invoke to stop the destruction of the Dallas Museum of Art? What happens to Sadie afterward? Who does she see?

Who is Walt? Why is he in terrible pain? What is the expected result...