Darkness came first. Then light came to contradict it. The battle that has raged on for millennia could be stopped. But how? Karl Thompson is the answer. Can the young novice make the right choices to end this war, or will all be lost? Can he overcome all temptations and obstacles, or will the ones he loves be put at stake? Most importantly, can Karl Thompson know who to trust? Can he make the right allies? Or will the stars forever submerge into oblivion?