Rei Ayanami; the first child. A withdrawn and mysterious character with strange pale beauty. A past unknown to us, and even to members of NERV itself. Until now we have really only seen Rei in the background. Now we see her as the main focus of this novel and an aspect of Shinji's father, Gendo Ikari's, relationship with her.
Contiuing a somewhat revealing episode in the Evangelion series, we learn about some of Shinji's past too. As well as how, after a brief embarrasing moment that Shinji will never forget, he and Rei's relationship too begins to develop.
Together with thrilling action and deep plot, this third novel begins to involve the reader in a way we have not seen up to now. Emotional pasts, shocking revelations and a smile for the first time all provide engrossing reading.