Set on a planet with five very different societies - three human and two alien, this novel sees Schaine Madduc return to this planet, Koryphon, after five years in space. But much has changed in the interim, and Schaine finds her home and family under threat from the Uldras, led by the Grey Prince.
There is a Hole at the eastern fringe of the known universe. Deep within it hangs a lost star, Mora, with twin planets, Maske and Skay. On wild Maske there is a rocky peninsula inhabited by a clan of warlike dreamers, the Droads. The eldest son, Trewe, is by birthright Droad of Droad. The second son has no choice but to turn his face toward adventure. His name is Jubal Droad...