A human must unite the beings of the world against fanatical dragons bent on destroying them all. Hundreds of years before the world of The Power Trilogy, an abandoned human infant is adopted and raised by a family of feathered dragons. As Zabaneja comes of age, and is sent to live amongst his own kind, feelings of isolation and inadequacy simmer beneath the surface leading to a denial of his yearning for love and acceptance. He dares not risk connecting and fails to notice the respect he has earned and the authority others willingly offer him. When an exiled rogue drageal and his tribe of violent fanatics escalate their cruel plan to destroy all other creatures, Zabaneja must draw on his true strengths to unite the races to oppose the threat.