An ancient relic lost to the world ages ago surfaces in Missouri. Miles Knight, a skeptic suddenly threatened by forces he cannot comprehend, scrambles to stay alive. Chased by a murderous hit man, assailed by unspeakable evils, Miles finds unexpected aid in Bartholomew Owens, the Forever Man, and his prot g , Katie Bethel. From the sleepy heartland of America to the corrupt dangers of Africa, from the forgotten ruins beneath the Vatican to the simmering...