The series of events which began with the explosion in the Tar-Pits back in Book One are coming to a head. A prisoner of the rebels and hopelessly separated from Freddie, Dorothy starts to break down. Meanwhile, Frida, having worked her way into old President King's good books, must decide whether to leave a crippled Brian alone in hospital so she can help Dorothy... and Roger Dean, already less than comfortable with some of President King's rulings, makes a horrifying discovery which forces him to question his loyalties even further. As the possibility of a full-fledged war between King's rebels and the Sunshine's government grows ever larger, our heroes must act quickly, confronting everything from their personal problems to the mysterious past of Mallory Dee, if they are to preserve any semblance of peace and justice in the Land of Peoh...