Androvia will fall.

The delegation sails to a secretive empire to end the threat of invasion. A race thought lost to the world prepares to emerge from ancient history to search for the fulfillment of prophecy. The Theocon conspires to destroy a revolutionary cult. Monarchs and commoners alike discover the world is broken.

Jon Crawford barely survived the ethereal's latest attack, and now he needs to find Darcy Fletcher. Celio and Hanor volunteer to follow Baron Canol on a perilous journey to attempt diplomacy. The armies of the coalition march across the peninsula, assuming they will meet their doom.

Mankind has lived in shadows for centuries. Witnesses to miracles begin to see the truth. Pieces in the great game have moved into place. Hope is all but lost.