"Before he became the Dark Angel of McClarron, North Dakota, Elis had a life on his homeworld of Inar'Ahben. . .or tried to. A younger brother tormented by his older sister. A Keeper hunted by the Shirukan. A best friend betrayed. And a survivor sent alone to Earth to protect a shard of the Starfire crystal. For Elis, peace was only a word. Every story has a beginning. This is the beginning of Dark Angel. . ."--