Chararcters from CIRCLES AND REALMS return, including an otherworldly lady named Gabriella. Cale Allison is again on his sister's farm where his brother Paul was abducted ten years before. He projects himself into the ancient Sumerian where his leg is injured.
He and an Asian lady friend, Dina, are thrown into the future where the US continent has been flooded. They are both transported by helicopter to new islands in the Atlantic, but not before the young Dina is raped by marauders. Cale and Dina, along with rescued colleagues Warren and his wife Kristine, meet Dr. Gillian Nash, an educator who grows tired of the despotic Elite rulers that are in control of Lanti Island and joins an anti-establishment group of rebels.
What Dina learn is that her educator father is a new member, so she is conflicted regarding her loyalty to her friends and her own father. However, even these island Elite are being watched by the Custodians, aliens or the Anunnaki who influenced Sumer in ancient times, When the aliens, the Elite, and the new survivors from the continent end up in a violent struggle, only a few alive at the end.