Relos Var's plans to enslave the universe near completion. All that stands in his way is the demon Xaltorath or so he believes. For Kihrin could still alter the course of this war, despite being caught between these two masterminds. Yet hes playing the most dangerous of games, as he appears to assume his prophesied role: as a destroyer, the sun eater, a mindless, remorseless plague upon the land. All this, while still protecting his allies and those he loves.

But even as Kihrin seeks an eleventh-hour reprieve for the universe, his body threatens to betray him. He's grappling with the aftereffects of a corrupted magical ritual, one that twisted both him and the last dragons. Worse, hes now bound to the avatar of a star a form thats becoming catastrophically unstable. All of which means he's running out of time.

After all, some stars fade . . . but others explode.