Synopsis: The Walkers ruled the land, the Aeyrie soared the skies, and the Mer reigned over the seas. But each race had much which the others desired. And only in the community of Triad had all three peoples come together in search of mutual peace and unity. But now, after years devoted to attaining this goal, Triad's dream of a better world for all the races is about to be shattered as, one after another, the high-ranking Walker and Aeyrie officials are being brutally murdered. Caught in the chaos of imminent war, the citizens of Triad must discover who is playing this deadly game of death and somehow force them to stop - before the world erupts in a final genocidal war of species against species. (from the back cover of the first edition)