After giving Joe the film, Juliana is forced to flee the fury of the Resistance while embarking on a new path to save her home from destruction. Joe confronts his absent father in Berlin, who is not as he seems. Smith wrestles with what to do about his ill son. Frank takes a gamble with his life in a bid to save Ed. Tagomi's life is turned upside down by his "travel" to an alternative world.

本书一度不被归类为武侠小说，尽管武功打斗、两军对战的传统情节仍可时时窥见，但整部书的视野离开了武侠小说的标准传统，作者道出了一个既真实、又现实的江湖。门户之争、小男小田的恋情并非是作者关注的主题，人与大时代的冲突、感情的真挚与背叛、道德的反思与辩证才是《英雄志》的主旨。