, Book 1 in , asked the crucial question Book 2 in this series poses the next critical question: For James Bannerman and the Bannerman family, it will take a tapestry of love affairs, temptations, and greed to reveal the path to a higher spiritual purpose. , the second book in , continues to follow James, from 1965 through 1980, and the conflicted family members around him. James is now 21 and launching his career in his family’s enduring empire of shipping, merchant banking, and property. The Throne, which arose from the ancient civilization of Atlantis, remains housed in the East Wing of the family’s English country estate, Penbroke Court, and continues to play its role as a fulcrum around which many decisions revolve. James’s mother, Phillipa (the Countess), and sisters Felicity and Rebecca play significant roles in the continuing saga, along with a number of others. These include Claudia, the estate’s administrator; Sir Thomas Ringstone, James’s legal advisor; Peter, his school friend; and James’s girlfriend, Sabrina. James’s rise on the world scene will be meteoric, but in time he will learn his true destiny, purpose, and fortune within the universe is far more important. This second book in the series moves the readers toward the critical final book in the trilogy, .