In this action-packed conclusion of "A Different Matter" series, Isthaelia is prepared for absolute, global domination, and the world seems determined to help her. Only a few people are willing to resist. Mike and Ron will need to use every resource available and all they have learned to even the odds. Will it be enough? "Here we stand at the threshold of death, at the gates of destruction, yet we refuse to see the horror that will ensue For our vision will from this time forward be filled with the memory of our mothers and fathers, our spouses and offspring, and the vision of the life they will live and the lives they will bring We fight a battle not of destruction, but of creation On this day, we create a future worthy of our posterity We fight for Earth and Edengone "