Battling the hive--a network of humans and demons--nearly killed them all. Now Richard and Mary take the Oneness on the offensive: picking out their targets, the cell goes after the humans at the center of the hive one by one.

Their weapons: truth, the sword, and hope that even the most desperately lost can be brought home.

Their battlefield: the past, the sea, the city, and Tempter's Mountain--where secrets still wait to be uncovered.

The battle rages for the mind.

The prize is the heart--and the universe itself.

And no one has any idea how deep the battle will take them . . .