From a peaceful but dying world where all evil was long ago driven out in an apocalyptic war, young Thaniel Kamen is called upon by an ancient warrior to make a journey of unfathomable distance and danger — through a rift that separates galaxies to a planet racked by war and environmental devastation. His mission: to face down Margus Dane, a man of godlike power and malevolence, and spill his blood upon a sacred stone that can restore the balance of life on Thaniel’s world. But to succeed he must risk losing the girl who rescued him, along with the cadre of fighters who join with Thaniel in a battle that will reveal dark secrets from his past, and decide the fate of two worlds…