Synopsis: Consider a universe in which a grid of electromagnetic conduits and barriers connects everything. On a microcosmic level, the gridcode permeates all dimensions of creation to the core of all living things. What if this gridcode was completely manifested in your genes, and you had the ability to will yourself from one dimension to another, reaching any point of the universe that you could envision? (from the Xlibris site 7 February 2010). Young, naive Kieriell is gifted with such a power. Consuming and frightening, it represents evolution for his race. The Lords of Nex have had access to other worlds via Nexian "Rift-Tech," but Kieriell, the Emperor´s grandson, needs no technology. For millennia, the Nexians have guarded against their corrupt neighbors, the Shiv, who seek a new world to conquer. While internal conflict occupies the royal family, Kieriell is betrayed. Drugged and abducted, he is taken to what remains of their world to undergo genetic testing. Their vicious leader, the Shiv kai, plans to replicate the gridcode to advance his race and create a new empire. Subject to Nexian codes of strength versus will power, Kieriell must find his own way out. However, a fascination for the kai´s frail daughter shows him that the Shiv people are far different from their leader. To escape, he must tempt death and be reborn. But his greatest trial will be facing the Kai to stop a war with the Nexian Empire, and in that Kieriell will discover the awesome power that The Grid truly holds.