It's forty years since Axis defeated Gorgrael and created a new, peaceful Tencendor . . .
Caelum SunSoar has succeeded Axis as supreme ruler of Tencendor, but simmering tensions threaten to tear his country apart. Acharites are deeply unhappy with their place in the new order and want Zared, son of Rivkah and Magariz, to reclaim their realm. Caelum strongly opposes any resurrection of the troublesome Achar throne and is preparing to fight it, when a brutal murder occurs, unleashing mayhem among his family.
Chief suspect is Drago SunSoar. Divested of his Icarii powers as a babe, Drago has harboured a life-long resentment of Caelum and yearns to dispossess his brother of his birthright. Caelum's troubles seem overwhelming. Then they are completely eclipsed by news of abominable forces from beyond the Star Gate which threaten to wreak destruction on a divided Tencendor.
