In the final book of the BRIGGEN trilogy, the king and queen of Neimus and their young son, Torrent, return from exile on Drothos to find Mantasi much changed. The hulking Xandoth have laid waste to the once lush, green planet, while an armada of criminals hovers overhead bent on destruction. Quinhelm is afraid that he can keep his secret no longer, a tale which has the power to change everything. Briggen and Kirrus, the mysterious leader of the Resistance, struggle to save the inhabitants, while a huge space probe threatens to obliterate them in a single beam of energy. It is foretold that only the mother of all dragons can save them now, but who is this creature and can she rescue them in time? The secrets of the ancients shape Mantasi's future in the thrilling conclusion of this epic science fiction/fantasy.