Bourne: Naturally born humans, few in number, dwell in darkness. Brad: Genetically modified slaves are the protectors of the Bournes. Borg: An enclave of cybernetically enhanced humans who split off from the Bournes. These three factions are all that remains of the human race after how the planet stopped rotating on its axis. In an attempt to survive in the darkness on a dying Earth, they began to wage a war among themselves, the reasons for which few people know. It all started with a child's prophecy and will only end when they unite. Or they will die. From the moment Cormac first sees a girl’s silhouette in the reflections of the fire, he understands what it means to crave something that you can never possess. Brads are designed to provide for naturally born humans, dig homes for them deep underground, and protect them from the ever-present threat of cyborgs. Brad, who overstepped his bounds, would be instantly destroyed, and yet Cormac couldn't get her face out of his mind. Until she finds a box buried underground long before the planet stopped. Mistress Allora has no desire to punish the Brad worker who tried to hide his discovery, but as an employee of the colony that raised her from infancy, she is obliged to report anything unusual The Lord High, even if it costs the blue-eyed man his life. But something about the way Cormac looks at her makes Allora rethink the words "right" and "wrong." And now this genetically modified soldier is her only defense against cyborgs who want to get their hands on what they have discovered: a diary written by the prophetess Cassandra, and a way to end the war between the factions forever.