For the past five years, Darren Gray Shofft wanted only one thing: to go to The Ground. He truly believes everything he's been looking for is somewhere down there, hiding just beneath that canopy, and he is hell-bent on finding it. After another seemingly unprovoked attack on the Clouds by a vicious army of Valkyries, Darren got exactly what he wished for. The only problem is he's not alone. Crashing into the forest with his best friend only complicates matters further. The truth starts revealing itself in unexpected ways while moral compasses are recalibrated. Being torn between the life he's chasing and the life he could already have is making survival in this new world a challenge. At least his family is down there with him, right?