Alexandra Blakeburgh is the next bridgefly keeper. Her status makes her part of an elite group with a history stretching back thousands of years. On Ki, Khafre, the powerful king of Menes, plans to harness an ancient magic to destroy and resurrect his planet, leaving his loyal subjects the only surviving inhabitants and giving him global rule. Alexandra's mother, the bridgefly keeper, went to Ki to stop Khafre years ago, only to disappear. Now it's Alexandra's turn. Together with John Von Haven, exiled son of the Upper Menes royal family, Alexandra heads to Ki to end Khafre's schemes and restore John to his birthright. But with Alexandra lacking the power of a bridgefly keeper, their mission may be as doomed as her mother's.