ISBN-13: 9781517641313 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 448 str.
Fourteen years ago, Espen fled Emporia leaving his sister Abigail behind. Espen has few regrets until his daughter faces a problem that can only be solved by going back. Abigail controls secret information from her family's past to secure a position of power and influence in the city. Abigail, however, has become the very person she once despised and loses the one person she ever trusted, Edmon. Her one-time love now conspires to destroy her. Abigail seems to be in control of everything, but feels she is left with nothing. Espen, Abigail, and Edmon are forced down divergent paths to learn redemption comes from within. Each of them face their own demons, but in the process discover hope has more power than fear. THE WORLD OF EMPORIA Emporia, the greatest city left on earth, is operated by an immense corporation managed by the mysterious Nephilim who saved the technology of the old world and administer the resources of the new one. Life in Emporia is a shining symbol of progress built from the ashes of a ruined world. Emporia values efficiency, influence, and celebrity. The Corporation controlling Emporia is all-knowing, all-powerful, and ever present. "For the Greater Good" is the city's motto, but the incredible splendor of Emporia comes with a price that all of its citizens must pay.