Osyen Belt's mother is alive--and he's going to find her. Literal brick and mortar obeys the Empire's will here on the planet city of Ilum. Entire buildings shift and slide to combat threats to law and peace. It is the epicenter of the Ministry of Peace. And they are not going to let a valuable asset fly away. This is a criminal's worst nightmare... But old enemies complicate their impossible rescue mission. Sinister crime lord Anze Orchikov is more than happy to ally with furious Admiral Hugh to make Osyen's heroic quest a fatal mistake. Suddenly, Osyen and the gang are trapped between underworld and law enforcement. If any of them are to make it out alive, little Thom Hugh is going to have to confront his gift--and what it may mean for the future of the Aurum... ◆◆◆ The journey of Thom Hugh & Osyen Belt comes to this thundering climactic confrontation that may change them from simple renegades into something much more...