When the Council of Mages brings charges of selfishness and incompetence, the Guardians refute them. Yet their actions have already splintered Time, creating both allies and enemies.
Now there is a magic school under siege, with a principal who should not exist, and an old adversary with a dangerous fragment he should not possess.
Gods and demons, mortals and aliens, magic and technology – the threats come from all sides, and the Guardians will need all their ingenuity to keep Time from unravelling.
When faced with the consequences of their past and future actions, they begin to wonder: Were the Council mages right?