It is a time of trouble in the Northern Kingdoms because a group of power-hungry polar bears called Roguers has been snatching cubs from their mothers and killing those who resist; but Svenna is not about to relinquish her two cubs to that fate, so she agrees to go with the Roguers and serve Mystress of the Hands if her cubs, who have special powers, are allowed to stay with her cousin--but nobody is truly safe when a way of life is collapsing around...

With the power-hungry Grand-Patek protecting the dangerous Ice Clock, it's up to cubs Stellan, Jytte, Third, and Froya to convince the animals of Ga'Hoole to join the resistance.