Dragons have ruled the world for millennia, but the technomages are rising. Note: This book was previously published as part of the megabook Steel Dragon 4. The team is called to action as the conspiracy of the self-styled technomages draws ever wider circles. Amy, Drew and Lumos are sent to Texas to smoke out another mage cell. Heartsbane, Emerald, and part of the human SWAT team travel to South America to search for further traces of the conspiracy, while Kristen faces an unknown enemy from within her own ranks. What is being asked of her is overpowering to the still-inexperienced Steel Dragon. Will Kristen overcome her despair before the technomages succeed in plunging the humans and dragons into a war that would end devastatingly for both species?