FOR TOO MANY LONG YEARS AKHENATEN HAS REIGNED SUPREME, ENVELOPING EGYPT IN HIS SUFFOCATING SHADOW… Heb aided each of his comrades in overcoming their demons but returns from the Duat with more questions than answers. Now he must face his own dark past and relive his worst nightmare by serving his heinous former master in order to undermine him and discover the truth. But a legend has arisen about Heb, the boy who ran away, and of his cat who holds a great secret. Heb feels the pull of the darkness as he attempts to discover a lost treasure, infiltrate the god-king's council, and take revenge upon those who dragged Egypt into chaos. How can Heb ever hope to accomplish all this with Nefertiti and the Devouring Monster awaiting him and the Dark Ones still haunting him? In the present, Maddie has turned cold and distant, traumatized from her recent ordeal. While others continue to search for the Hall of Records, Gavin will have to regain Maddie's trust and break into a museum before discovering the answers to questions lost to the ages. The epic conclusion of the Era of Shadows series.