The Shades have returned to Dralina for blood.

When timid but stubborn Daniel Grace gets signed on as a spy in the war against traitor Prince Ellatar Davarin and his space invasion, he thinks it’s for his genius level hacking prowess. But the military may have had other reasons for choosing a first year Academy student to infiltrate Ellatar’s palace.
The team that is to accompany him includes the surly but intense Commander Aldridge; Bart, a soldier with a chipper disposition who once killed thirty shades at a go; Anna, a former police intern exiled for refusing to swear traitorous oaths; and Kate, the only non-magical elf. One final addition comes to them on the way – Cassidia, a mysterious girl with visions of a secret weapon that can save their planet.
Their mission: to find and destroy Ellatar’s dark portal before man-eating shades overrun all of Dralina.