Awakening from a coma, Jegra finds that the galaxy is a very different place than the one she remembers. The evil entity H'aaztre's avatars have laid siege to the galaxy and are wreaking havoc on alien worlds that refuse to submit to their rule. Back on the desert moon Thessalonica, Jegra receives an urgent distress call from Earth and races back to save her home planet, even as she fears the worst. Meanwhile, Emperor Dakroth and Callestra...