'The safe world of the Pale is under threat.
'Inside the policosmos, the new Regent Adaeze strives for dominance over the all-powerful Senior Forecaster, but the Pale's humachine citizens are unaware that their city is close to collapse.
'Outside on Broad Plain, the exiled human Hector undertakes a dangerous trek to find a safe haven for the orphaned twins.
'How can anyone survive as their world shifts underneath them?' (Introduction)
Dedication: This one is for my mother Patricia Mary Knuppel, who loved horses and gardening and reading, and all her children, with passionate interest.