There are creatures abroad in the Shadow Realm; teenagers who were once taken out of their time and place by a sinister force. But somehow, these youths - called Shades - have found their way back to our world. The question is how . . . and why.
Melissa Greeley is human - unlike most of her friends, the Shades. When she and her family return to their home after a violent storm, she finds the township is in ruin and living under a cloud of terror. Melissa is sure that a sinister Shadow creature called Isis is the cause. Believed to be lost in the storm, her reappearance takes on a dangerous edge when young men are found killed in the local area. Is Isis responsible?
When Melissa discovers the secret of Isis' madness, she realises that she herself may be the only one who can stop the ancient Shade. But how can she hope to overcome this evil when she is just an ordinary girl with no special powers?
