A race to rescue a kidnapped god; to stop a fifty thousand year old evil dominating the galaxy...too much for a failed private detective?
When omens of Armageddon appear across the galaxy, it signals the start of a war between two powerful immortal forces - the Celestians and the Hierarchy. With the Hierarchy having learned and adapted from the last time they waged war, the Celestians are forced to enlist the help of mortals to gather forces and free the imprisoned Sixth Celestian.
Thardriik Jhunassi Kortlyn III - Theak - is a private detective. That is to say, he was one for a day; then came the incident with the dead puppy and the inevitable end of his crime-fighting career. Despite his flaws, and his reluctance, Theak is a clear choice for the Celestians, and he is drawn into the very centre of a battle which will decide the fate of the very galaxy.
Time is something the Celestians' heroes do not have, as the Hierarchy's infection spreads across countless worlds, bending every living creature to its will. With the heroes' every step bringing them towards one final battle, there is only one question - can their mortal armies defeat an ancient and immortal enemy?
And will Theak stop throwing up long enough to find out?