Emerging from a darkness stretching back into prehistory the peoples of Terra awaken to a hope born of the realization of a common identity. For the Terran people even winning simple survival will be an ordeal. Beyond the borders of their stellar system forces gather to strike down the new species. Within the labyrinth of terrestrial politics old foes scheme to return the reins of power to their own hands. In order to forge a future for her species Sarah Thompson will have to face down threats on all fronts and somehow deal with beings as unlikely as Dragons and Dancing Trees. The final book in the Post First Contact series.