Yossarian, Archon of the fabled city-state of Sardis, loses his love in death. Driven mad with grief he vows to descend to Hades and return her to the land of the living. Reluctantly accompanied by Sancho, his servant and companion, Yossarian seeks the aid of an Oracle and is joined on the journey by two young companions. Meanwhile Yossarian's brother, Marcos, plots to overthrow him and seize the throne of Sardis for himself. As Yossarian ventures through the desert, searching for the oasis of the Virgin's Tears and the entrance to Hades, Marcos assassins catch up with him and Yossarian faces...

Hari Singh, the pilot of the "Argonaut," a Daedalus class STL probe awakes to find the ship is lost in space. He and his crew abandon ship and land on an alien planet where they must fight for survival. They manage to attract the attention of an advanced starship and are rescued by the 'near-human' crew of the "Uhorr." But their benefactors are not all they seem. In return for the salvage of the "Argonaut," the captain of the "Uhorr" agrees to transport the characters to a civilised world. As Hari and the others strip the stricken "Argonaut," the "Uhorr's" crew turn on them and murder eveyone...

Volume 2 of the Displacement series - Hari and Tatiana recover on Earth but their convalescence is short-lived as they are sucked into a conspiracy to overthrow the Eradign. Civil war erupts across the stars and Hari and Tatiana are caught in the middle, in the conflict that tears the Unity apart.