"Several years after the events of 2007's Opening Atlantis, Victor Radcliff, now middle-aged, is called upon to lead the Atlantis colonies' fight for independence from England. Victor, aided by his ex-slave friend Blaise, agrees to train and lead the ragtag colonial army against experienced British soldiers under Generals Howe and Cornwallis. Between battles, Victor and his friends debate questions of politics and religion, particularly the troubling dilemma of slavery. Readers familiar with the American Revolution will find analogues to Benjamin Franklin and Benedict Arnold as well as real figures, such as Marquis de la Fayette and Thomas Paine, and elements of real battles of the American Revolution. Victor excels as a general, but makes one personal error that sharply ramps up his stake in the developing conflict and opens the door for a third book." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

England has driven the French from Atlantis, giving King George leave to tighten his control over the colonies. The Redcoats have seized the continentas eastern coastal towns, depriving the Atlanteans of the markets where they sell their goods as part of a strategy to bend the colonists to their will.

Instead, Englandas tactics have only strengthened the Atlanteansa resolve to be free. As leader of the revolutionaries, Victor Radcliff will make the English pay for each and every piece of land they dare to occupy, and will stop at nothing to preserve the liberty of his people as a new nation is bornaa nation that will change the face of the world.