Time is running out.After the devastation of the Battle of Grietum's Hive, Baskie, along with his friends the Skip, the Oracle, the Blind-Seer and Frazer, makes his way to the Soju Expanse to complete his mission set by Beverine to stop the shieldfrom failing. After blasting free from the Hive before its destruction Londenia and Beverine travel through the nightsky with aprecious cargo which may hold the key to saving the world of Sartensa.Meanwhile, throughout the Ten Kingdoms and surrounding lands, King Anthony's grip tightens. With new informationabout the location of the Caatamoor army, he makes his way to the Mother's Island to seek out the One God.