When random people across the world abruptly vanish, Darien Aetherswift looks to a secretive group-the Followers-for answers... and unearths their ancient collection of supernatural gifts. Trapped on the wrong side of a surreal war, Darien claws for survival amid apocalyptic plagues, betrayal, and the redefining of everything he thought he knew to be true.

Archangels return to Alani, creating a new generation of Serrans… for a price. Jet Valinor can’t keep his secrets from Darien any longer. Sorvashti seeks revenge against her husband’s killer—a debt that can only be paid in blood. The Lynx want their base back. The Serrans will fetch a good price for Zekk Sorrowsong, or make excellent slaves… if he can capture them before they’re betrayed from within.

Leading an army of thieves is lucrative when you can see the future. But Tera didn’t foresee being plunged back into the physical realm, where solar flares have charred civilization beyond recognition. Aleah didn’t think she was a slave, but they’re fighting over her in the arena. And in a city ruled by elementals, breaking out is as impossible as breaking in. When Joshua’s orders lead the Followers into the shadow of death, who will obey… and who will survive?

Sorvashti is a captive. Jet is a soldier. Both harness the primal power of aether. The war is over, but the Revoth want their land back. Kidnapping, ransom, and slavery fund their terrorism, but bombing Jet’s hometown was the final straw. Viper Unit is dispatched to take the Revoth down. But the special forces have no need for a mind-reading ‘fairy’—unless Jet can prove himself as a sniper. Sorvashti’s clan demands she take one of the seven oaths, but her father’s political status has already chosen for her—and made her a prime target for ransom. When Jet and Sorvashti meet behind enemy lines, revenge intertwines with survival… and a spark between them neither can ignore.