After the events of Hellhole Awakening,
the people of Hellhole and the shadow-Xayans scramble to rally against
the threat from the still-living rogue Xayans. Back on Sonjeera, the
Monarchy is in an uproar after their surprising defeat and the breakaway
of the Deep Zone planets. The dowager Queen decides to go to Hellhole
on a diplomatic mission, hoping to keep her power. But after touring
Hellhole, Queen Michella is shaken, and begins to realize that she can
never have the old Monarchy back.
Before the Queen can return to
Sonjeera, she’s captured by the rogue Xayans and learns the reason for
their attack: the orthodox Xayans had developed their minds to the point
where they could evolve and, in so doing, trigger another Big Bang,
wiping out everything.
The rogue Xayans thought they succeeded
in stopping the ascension, but the orthodox Xayans on Hellhole are
nearly ready. Now, twenty-two huge asteroids from the outer reaches of
the solar system are bearing towards Hellhole, summoned by the rogue
sect as a last resort. Can all these lives and the planet itself be
saved?
Hellhole Inferno is the thrilling conclusion to Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson's Hellhole trilogy.