A British diplomat travels to Munich in the run-up to World War II, where a former classmate of his from Oxford is also en route, but is working for the German government.

The Iris Warriors have brought light and beauty to the world, but when their bitter mother, Darkness, threatens to destroy them, they must find a way to work together to defeat her and bring colour back to their universe.

Ursula Todd who dies one night in 1910 before she can draw her first breath. On that same night in 1910, Ursula is born and survives.