Betrayed. Murdered. Reborn. One last chance, to make it right. Theo's adventure ended with his mentor's hands around his neck. The betrayal cost him his friends, allies and everything he had built... but not his life. Though broken and powerless, Theo has one last chance to enter the Nine Worlds, wielding the knowledge and expertise of his first life. This time, he needs more than just power, he needs to unravel the deception that killed him once... and is coming for him again. The plans set in motion by Theo's enemies have finally come to fruition: he has no choice but to face off against the empire of Tymetron. The invasion of overwhelming power threatens to destroy everything Theo has built, forcing old enemies to band together against the greater threat. Their only hope is to leverage an extraordinary sublime material, centuries in the making. But many forces are interested in seizing the material, from House Crimson to Tymetron to forces across the Nine Worlds...