This, the seventh book in the young adult series Chronicles of the New Realm, concludes the story that started in book 5, Arponis, and continued in book 6, Soteris. It brings the extraordinary adventures of Alex, Drew, and Mary to an exciting and satisfying conclusion. No loose ends remain, as the complex final chapter of the narrative unfurls. All the mysteries get explained, and in the process there are some extraordinary revelations about the genetic inheritance of both Drew and Alex - united by their friendship but divided by their natures.