Pursued across a continent, a small band of escaped slaves run from their former masters. On the brink of death, a miraculous event opens up a time gate, allowing the slaves to escape into the future. A century has passed since the miraculous delivery. When Micah Fennly was eleven years old, he witnessed the death of his sister Mariam. Convinced he was responsible, he allowed the guilt to consume him. One year later, on the anniversary of her death, two mysterious crows deliver to Micah an impossible possession: The locket Mariam was buried with—a gift he gave her years earlier. Inside, he discovers a mysterious Egyptian coin. He soon learns the great and terrible secret about the origin of his family. A secret lost in the sea of time in a world of fantastic beasts and malevolent tyrants who possess the powers of creation...and complete annihilation.