Jax Voss, firstborn of the city marshal, has played the role of a reckless heir ever since his stepmother used poison to steal his mother away. When draconic forces descend upon the planet and civilization begins to collapse, he abandons the charade and unleashes the terrifying might of Phantom. After ending the invasion with ease, Jax turns toward a far older enemy: the secret surrounding his mother's murder, buried for fifteen years.