The world of humanoid creatures, albs, woven from blood, darkness and light, has existed for centuries parallel to the world of people. High Albs are graceful and arrogant. Blood Albs are cruel and ferocious. And the night albs are cunning and dexterous. The queen maintains the balance between them. But she dies, and Shira, the night alba, becomes a contender for the throne. To survive the deadly battle for the throne, she must complete the most dangerous tasks designed to prove that she is destined to become the new queen. Shira must steal the Twilight Stone, a lost relic of the Alb, from the human world. But those who go to a parallel world never return...