Book Two of the Ammonite Galaxy series: Diva and Six are still scrapping with each other, but manage to find the time to start a revolution on Kwaide. At first it seems impossible that they could prove a threat to the Elders, but as word spreads around the planet they find themselves joined by more and more sympathizers. Cimma is one of them - she and Diva are in their element; but Grace will have to take some agonizing decisions before very long, and will be forced to try to outwit an all-too-familiar enemy. Arcan may be prepared to help, but even his enormous intellect can't predict just how far Atheron will go to safeguard Sellite interests. Atheron has schemes to deal with all of them; starting with Six— —And there is a new visitor to the system, one who has come from thousands of light years away to meet Arcan ...