Enter a cold war of Magic versus Machines on an Earth torn between lands of permanent night and day. The Dark is an icy wasteland where people in steampunk cities dream of returning to the stars. The Day is a lush land of magic, where mythological creatures live in harmony under the still-burning sun. Politics, prophecy and prejudice collide when a sickly boy from the Twilight Ring discovers a relic that could destroy the fragile balance of the sun and ignites apocalyptic fears on both Ends. Jonothon Wyer grew up with stories as his only friends. He dreamed of being more than an eleven year...

A pox of time and space is ravaging both Ends of the world. It is unpredictable and unstoppable, devouring everything it touches. As the Windom Academy welcomes squires from the Day into its ranks, cultures and beliefs clash over the true nature of the pox and how to stop it. Jono and his team begin to fracture as they struggle to save a world from an enemy they don't understand...