Teetering on the brink of the psychic equivalent of the Big Bang, the bloody slaughter of the pro-democracy demonstrators in Britannia Square continues unabated. Rose Wylde prepares to sacrifice herself as the Princess Victoria finally faces the true Heart of Empire--the all-powerful center of evil. In this final chapter we witness the last of England and beyond. The senses-staggering conclusion to the critically acclaimed retro-SF adventure series.