Before a hero can rise, he first must fall.The story continues in the second installment of J. L. Lyon's Shadow Saga, with 301-14-A desperate to unravel the secrets of his past. Sequel to Shadow Soldier. Followed by Shadow Heart and Shadow Empire. Final novel forthcoming.After their victory over the Rebellion, the World System makes preparations for a return to the normal order of everyday life. But those hopes shatter when the System breaks in half, and the Ruling Council raises a new seat of government in war-torn Rome.Amidst the chaos, Grace Sawyer rises to the helm of the Rebellion and continues their assault on the capital city. Under threat of a new worldwide war, Napoleon Alexander places the city under martial law and orders a brutal purge to root out the disloyal.301's allegiances become increasingly blurred as his doubts about the World System reach their breaking point. In the treacherous world of kings and pawns, secrets and spies, he realizes that there is only one thing he knows that is true.But before the end he will have to choose the World System or the Rebellion; love, or vengeance...Grace's life, or his own.