The southern continent 1000 years before the temple wars ... a story of shifting perspectives and awakening hearts ... through darkness, the heart will find a way A mysterious artefact leads Jarrod back to Gaela's lost southern continent where he discovers a sentient being like himself. Ruthless and extremely dangerous, this other version has captured Janis Richter.Luka Paree and Janis' daughter, Ruby, are playing a dangerous game with Earth's dictatorship. they have laid their escape plans, but the hunters are closing in. If ASSISt discovers the portal to Gaela, all is lost ... Praise for Kim Falconer: 'An engrossing read' AurealisXpress on Path of the Stray 'an increasingly convincing writer with an interesting and unusual voice' Sydney Morning Herald on Path of the Stray 'one of the best fantasy books I've read in ages!' traci Harding, author of the Ancient Future on the Spell of Rosette