Prince Teodor of Freyne knows his duty to the memory of his father and his kingdom, he must help those less fortunate than himself. He must also impress his uncle the Emperor if he is ever to become the Son of Empire. A frightening nightmare fills him with foreboding, but still he must go — into the Dome.
Guy Erma lives in the shadow of the Dome, he has no father and no mother and his future is uncertain, he must start earning a living soon. He knows not where he will live or even how he will eat, and his only dream is to be accepted in the military academy — at the heart of the Dome.
This book takes the classic tale of the Prince and Pauper and gives it a rich SciFi twist. There are two boys as different as any two boys might be. One act of cruelty will throw their lives together in an epic adventure, but who dare they trust?
