Данный перевод был впервые опубликован на сайте Beyond Babylon 5.The explosive space epic continues, as the techno-mages come face-to-face with the devastating evil of the Shadows…War against the Shadows is inevitable, and the ruling Circle has ordered the techno-mages into hiding. Many are unhappy with this decision — none more so than Galen, the only mage who has faced the Shadows and lived. But the Shadows aren' t Galen' s only enemy — he is driven to hunt and kill Elizar, the traitor who murdered the beautiful mage Isabelle while Galen stood by helplessly, his hands tied by the Circle' s sacred code he had sworn to follow.Now a new mission awaits as the Circle contrives a plan that may enable the five hundred mages to escape without leaving a trace. Dispatched to the Shadow' s ancient capitol to uncover the enemy' s plans, Galen will find everything he so desperately seeks — including a shocking legacy that threatens to consume his very soul.Babylon 5 created by J. Michael Straczynski.