The first of four books about the turbulent life of a young journalist and his battles against authoritative evil, Slade Auguston's journey begins in 1997 when he enters Clemson University, a small school in South Carolina. The welcome is bittersweet for the na ve freshman, who soon discovers that even in paradise, the greatest evil can lurk. Slade befriends the editor of the school newspaper, Sam Sloak, who teaches him the ways of college life. Barely...