Beyond normal space and time, Tom Holman lies dying in a world of war between the biological and the mechanical species. Struck down and betrayed by the one he trusted in most, his soul is departing across the spiritual line, leaving only his base self behind. Darrian comes across that threshold and brings Tom back from the very brink of absolute death by grafting Dolran and Krak back into him once more. But this time, the self that emerges is not what everyone used to know. Driven by a new energy and feelings, Tom Holman goes after the one who betrayed him, leaving only a wide path of death in his wake. No biological force can stop him. No mechanical force would try. For his focus is complete, a power without equal, with cold-blooded acts that are relentless. And yet, even through all this, he has been thrust into a situation that is beyond his comprehension; used in a way he cannot understand. Alex Koslov and his men are involuntarily thrust into the task of bringing him back home. But very quickly they find that the Tom Holman they once knew is no more, and their pathway back is sealed shut. Now, trapped for eternity in this world, they discover that Tom is beyond hope and reason, and the real purpose they are present goes far beyond a simple rescue. The future sits at a crossroad with the past, leaving only one thing standing in the way; a god gone mad, beyond sensibility, beyond hatred, beyond rage.