The kon piset on Harmony Home have always lived in peace, and Speaker for the People has been one of them, even if she seemed... different somehow. They are her family and she would fight to the death to keep them safe. But soon the Others return-creatures from the old stories and legends, aliens that used to kidnap the People for their own mysterious purposes. Speaker is their next victim, imprisoned aboard their alien craft, being carried away from her home. She must find a way to protect all the kon piset... except, the Others resemble Speaker more than her own family ever had, and they...