M. Scott Byrnes

Huddled over her seismometer on the frozen surface of Mars, NASA geologist Kathy Palmer struggles to explain the image that just appeared on her monitor. Simultaneously, sixty-five million miles away, brilliant scientist Tim Redmond bolts upright in bed, inexplicably terrified.

In a matter of days, these two strangers will unite in the face of a stunning revelation: our traditional perceptions of God are wildly inaccurate, and Armageddon is quickly approaching. Mankind's only chance of survival lies with Palmer and Redmond, who must sift through clues on Mars—and within religious doctrine on Earth—to solve a cosmic riddle as old as time itself.

The two soon discover, however, that it's not just a perplexing mystery that stands in their way, but something infinitely more imposing—the pernicious being that's protected the secret for billions of years.