The king and queen of Never Nod have a new baby, Princess Briar Rose. The witches each arrive to give the baby their gifts but they forgot to invite the witch Evilina. In return, she places a terrible curse on the poor young princess. Sixteen years later, it’s up to Prince Alexander to come to Briar-Rose’s rescue and the court’s too… for they are all asleep! The prince must fight a Wall of Thorns, a False Princess, and, most frightening of all, the exalted Dark Knight!