Ever since the floods came and washed the world away, survivors have been desperate to win a place on X-Isle, the island where life is rumoured to be easier than on what\"s left of the mainland. Only young boys are in with a chance, the smaller and lighter the better....

In this astonishing final part of Steve Augarde\"s captivating trilogy, past and present are connected and the interwoven threads lead to an astonishing series of revelations. Midge\"s discovery of the hidden tribes is like a dream to her now, their existence all but forgotten - but then a voice calls out to her in the winter darkness....

Abandoned with her eccentric uncle during the holidays, Midge discovers a band of earthily realistic fairies. They are strange, wild and sometimes even deadly, and have been a secret since the beginning of time, but clashing with humans they are now under threat....