WindChance is a story that plumbs the depths of the human condition, as I said both good and bad and that which shapes the beings we become. Syn-Jern is scorned, unloved, unwanted as a boy and betrayed by someone he believes loves him as a young man. He is sent to an island prison nicknamed the "Labyrinth" where escape is considered impossible. It's during his return after his escape from the Labyrinth that he is rescued from a concealed room aboard an abandoned ship. Syn-Jern is close to death suffering from the terrible physical abuses bestowed upon him by the crew of the ship and the ravages of Labyrinth fever.

His very savior turns out to be the man and his sister from whom Syn-Jern's father had stolen their lands and evicted them with nothing, but it is Syn-Jerns tenacity to cling to life after the horrific abuses and his innate purity of spirit that allows him to win over the men of the rescuing pirate ship, all but Captain Weir Saur's sister who continues to hate him for his father's misdeeds.

The pirates take Syn-Jern to their island to recover from the terrible physical abuse he has suffered at the hands of his sadistic captors. As he heals and the abuse he suffered is revealed, the pirates adopt him as one of their own. In a turn of bitter irony, the crew of the abandoned ship comes looking for survivors and Syn-Jern is captured when he attempts to protect Genny, the Captains sister. Its only after Syn-Jern is rescued that Genny finally realizes how her feeling towards Syn-Jern have changed and that she does indeed love him as he loves her.

Syn-Jern holds a terrible secret regarding certain powers he possesses, and in his desire to learn how to control those powers and be able to use them, its decided he should go find someone to teach him how best to use his fearful power. It's aboard the ship, Syn-Jern and Genny consummate their relationship and their love, but it's by Captain Weir's decree as well as his blessing they are married.

Their adventures continue and in time and with the help of the shadowy Daughters of the Multitude, they return to Syn-Jern's homeland to fight the evil Brotherhood of the Dominion

It is Syn-Jerns love for Genny and his willingness to sacrifice himself rather than see others suffer that tears at you heart. The nobility of Syn-Jern in the face of all he has suffered is heart rending and gives voice to the true heights of human nobility in direct contrast to the depths of depravity that is also explored. This, as with Charlotte Boyett-Compo's other works, delves into the dark and light of humanity, a truly gripping read.