In this, the second book of The Dreamworld Chronicles, Asher and his remaining friends nurse their wounds and come to terms with the loss of their friend, Aurora. After a brutal and humiliating defeat at the hands of The Wraith, they are forced to accept how hopelessly outclassed they are... although Asher's powers grow stronger every day. With the revelation that Asher's mother may still live, they will need determination, a good plan and a whole lot of luck, if they are to have any chance of freeing her... but is she truly alive and can they trust their so-called allies?