Overview

A hero's life means death. Claire never wanted to be a hero. The Aspect Guardians protect the last cities of Earth from the creatures that were left there by their alien ancestors. Remnants of a forgotten civil war. Claire is all too familiar with the alien creatures. They killed her mother, leaving her all alone. But those chosen can't refuse. The Aspect powers embody emotions, and those most in tune with those emotions are called to take the mantle. And they're lucky to survive more than two years. Some Aspects aren't even that lucky, however, and the Aspect of Love is notorious for only having a few months at best. So, when the Aspect of Love dies and Claire is chosen as her successor, all of her nightmares are made real. She must face the monsters of her childhood. And they will likely kill her.