In a future Britain where the rich have dismantled democracy and all cultural expression is ruthlessly policed, a brave Resistance fights daily to stay alive, save who they can, and bring some hope back to the world.
But from her home in the clouds, 12 year old Mabel sees none of that - all she remembers is the Archive, Nanny, her stern, robot caregiver, and running rings around her over-protective father.
Yet Mabel will discover her home is no ordinary house, and her father no ordinary man.
For retribution will soon arrive...The Ebony Eagle is coming.
The Archive aflame. Her father at the mercy of the enemy.
Mabel finally has the freedom and adventure she craved - but is life with the Ebony Eagle worth the sacrifice?