In the Shadow is the second book in the Sandes Chronicles and follows Aedan Cassio's journey from bounty hunter to Osirian rebel.

Thanks to Aedan Cassio, Deuc Alion and Hunter Dios opening fire on the Etarian Militia, the Administration has fallen and Kyran Zernito the rebel leader is now presider over all Osiria. The Jump Codes are in his clutches; but Zern is obsessed with fulfilling a prophecy to find the one true Osiria in the hopes of uniting Osiria.

The rebels are facing their own threats, political sabotage, a terrorist threat in the name of Venom and a rioting population thanks to the Etarian sanctions. Osiria once seethed with corruption, now the Oddworlder system is on the brink of imploding.

Aedan returns to Asar and is drawn into the Osirian cause. Kegan Capare is declared dead. Aedan must adapt if she's going to survive.

Deuc must mend his mistakes and contend with the ever tightening of the strings that hold him to Zern. Aedan brought Chaos with her, how could Deuc keep her safe?

Hunter Dios is finding his feet in the political undercurrents that undulate through the Osirian rebels. Any moment the rebel leader could ransom him back to Etaria to lift the sanctions and save his people. Hunter better earn his place.

Egil Luan, the redhead rebel brawler, and Zern's military commander promised Deuc Alion she would protect his brother and his Kardia-Mar, however she deems necessary, unless that is, they stand in her way.