It has been said that to defeat the monster, one must become it. There can be no greater example of this than the metamorphosis of the Narn into what they have become. There is, however, an inner peace left within them that not even a hundred years of slavery and warfare can extinguish or destroy. The Narn are a study in contrasts. They are a brutal, savage race capable of much bloodshed and violence, but they are also inherently spiritual and given to lengthy philosophical debates and contemplative reflection. When the final day of the Narn dawns, their destiny will be only what they make it. No one else will ever shape the future of the Narn again. Whether they fall into darkness, consumed by their own hatred, or rise above their own past to find a new fate among the stars, they will do so through the strength or weakness of their own character. Book jacket.