Earth is undergoing a Second Invasion by fantastical alien conquerors. This time, they're not leaving until they win. Ria and her group of resistors are doing their best to survive in the occupied city of Philadelphia. However, they are hindered by a narcissistic Scathan commander named Scole, who wields shadow and smoke against his enemies. In the midst of their clash a third party disrupts the paradigm of war: The Dreamer. A human with the ability to shift between realms, invoke their dreams into reality, and dive into the dreams of others. The Dreamer is the key to this grand war but he has been absent from the conflict. Despite the best efforts of the alien conquerors, the Dreamer has yet to be found. Unfortunately for everyone involved, the Dreamer is an enemy spy, a monster, a myth, and most importantly... a twelve year old boy named Leo who is quite out of his depth. Can Leo change the course of this war? Or is he doomed to fail?

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