As the D'Angel Moon wreaks havoc across the Cosmos, Kalyenka's work impacts upon Vania's deadly mission. Black George and Proko pursue their own agendas through the bewildering Hospice while the Kaiser's crusade intersects the plots of Vehemple and Cockwattle, reaching their awful crescendo in the approach of the Skein.

Mick Daley is a musician, journalist and house painter living in the Northern Rivers of NSW.