ðə nˈɑːvəl tˈeɪks plˈeɪs sˈɛvənti jˈɪɹz ˈæftɚ ðɪ ᵻvˈɛnts ʌvðə dˈɑːɹk wˈɪŋ, hjˈuːmənz ænd zˈoːɹ ɑːɹ æt pˈiːs, wɪð sˈɛɹɡeɪ hˌævɪŋ tˈeɪkən ɔnðə mˈæntəl ʌv dʒjˈɑːɹjuːhˌɑːɹ.
The novel takes place 70 years after the events of The Dark Wing, Humans and Zor are at peace, with Sergei having taken on the mantle of gyaryu'har.