The planet of Farholme is a Made World at the very edge of the Assembly. It has never known war, strife, or evil of any kind. For twelve thousand years, the Assembly has gently ruled hundreds of planets people made into inhabitable outposts. Evil, throughout the entire Assembly, is ancient history. But that is about to change.
Farholme seems to be the first to experience a subtle, unthinkable change. First, a young girl sees an impossible creature. Then, a stranger from Ancient Earth arrives in response to a troubling vision. People begin to say, do and think things that oppose everything the assembly stands for. Merral D'Avanos becomes a reluctant leader as a handful of men and women come to recognize the unthinkable: Evil has returned once more, and it must be fought.
When their only link to the rest of the Assembly is destroyed, Merral and his friends are entrusted with the daunting task of finding, and confronting, their world's elusive enemy. They are not prepared for the horror they find. But they are racing against time as evil spreads like a plague across Farholme. Four hundred generations have passed since the Assembly last fought a battle, much les a war. Now Merral and his allies face opponents who are well hidden and armed with strange powers. Yet as he faces extraordinary and terrifying foes, Merral finds that he has an unexpected enemy--himself.
The original fist 2 volumes of this fantastic epic are combined into one hardcover. In the spirit of C.S. Lewis' Space Trilogy, it weaves together the worlds of science and the spirit, technology and the supernatural, into something unique and haunting.
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