Ultion Vale is the city of eternal night, a place loathed by Rome, the city of Pure Light. However, a battle has never been faught between the two great cities, until now. Why though, after an eternity does Rome seek to destroy Ultion Vale and all those who live there? Lord Ruairi, leader of House Umbra in Ultion Vale seeks to ensure safety for those in his house, most of all Melcia. Melcia discovers there is a danger looming and seeks a way to protect all from it. What lies beneath Ultion Vale that makes it so powerful and dangerous? An ancient secret worth killing millions over?

There is little time to rebuild following the battle with Rome after the recent death of a vampire in Ultion Vale. As shadow demons appear a dark force sweeps across the world claiming even more lives urging members of House Umbra to seek allies for the coming war. However the leader of House Umbra, Lord Ruairi, must act quickly to save an old friend with the aid of an angel but it may already be too late.

During his lifetime, W.E. Blatz was so much occupied with the development of the University of Toronto’s Institute of Child Study that he was able to devote little time to writing. This is his first book to appear in twenty-one years, and his first complete exposition of his famous Theory of Security. The Theory of Security is radically different from the theories promulgated by Freudian psychologists. Whereas Freudian personality theory is based on the notion of “unconscious,” an entity that is only indirectly observable, the Theory of Security derives from the observation of the conscious state in all its manifestations. Dr. Blatz thus makes use of both empirical observations and the results of introspection, and, as might be expected, some of his conclusions run counter to those reached in much current psychological discussion. But proof of the forcible influence of the theory and its author may be found in the impressive number of books and articles already published by Dr. Blatz’s associates at the Institute of Child Study, applying the theory to the practical problems of psychological observation and therapy. It is fitting that the man whose work has generated so much fruitful research by others in this field should at last have set down in book form the fundamental principles that guided them.

This is a photographic facsimile of John Lyly's comedy Gallathea, printed in 1592, taken from the copy in the British Library, with the songs from Lyly's Sixe Court Comedies, printed in 1632, taken from the copy in the Huntington Library, California.