In this sequel to Anompolichi: The Wordmaster, the adventure continues with Iskifa Ahalopa, Wordmaster of Chunuli, his resilient apprentice Taloa, and Robert Williams, a tough Scotsman recently shipwrecked onto the shores of the New World. The Lost River: Anompolichi II finds our protagonists and the people of Chunuli uprooted as they face two perils: the threat of a fearsome plague and an imminent war initiated by enemy forces. Can Iskifa and his companions outrun disease while preparing for the battle to come? Or will this be the end of their journey?