 It is narrated by Elfangor-Sirinial-Shamtul, or, as he is later known, Prince Elfangor.It begins with him uploading his memory into the computer before facing Visser Three at the abandoned construction site.The rest of the book is then a flashback of Elfangor's personal history, beginning with him as an "Aristh", a warrior in training, and ending with him at the construction site.