An enemy more destructive than anyone imagined. A team stretched to their limits. A world on the brink.
With the Badaai, Hellinix and Earth governments aligned to defend the planet from the Dark Spawn, the squad is left to destroy the last remaining outlying threat: Archibald Barleycorn.
Hot on making a connection with the terrifying Old Gods—beings possessing military technology and arcane knowledge far beyond anything even the Cognosians possess—Barleycorn is a loose cannon and his plan may lead to an extinction level event for the entire galaxy.
Will Kat accept the return of Millicent with the same level of grace her departure and transformation represented? Will Karen Karenson forgive the slights of the past? Will Morris ever actually realize he has superpowers?
Because there’s a growing feeling in the coldness of the peace accord that something disastrous is coming, one that could possibly be more of a threat than the Dark Spawn themselves.