Questa avvincente saga esplora un mondo sull'orlo del controllo totale, dove una potente società segreta persegue il dominio globale attraverso una sorveglianza pervasiva. A contrastare il loro potere è un ristretto gruppo di coraggiosi individui dotati della straordinaria capacità di viaggiare tra i regni. Questi esseri, noti come Viaggiatori, rappresentano l'ultima speranza dell'umanità per preservare la libertà e l'autonomia. La loro lotta non è solo per la sopravvivenza, ma per l'essenza stessa della libertà umana di fronte a un potere soverchiante.
Their lives shaped by their father's role as a Traveler, an elite prophet able to attain pure enlightenment, Gabriel and Michael Corrigan become a target of the Tabulas, a ruthless cadre seeking world domination
At the start of the engrossing second entry in the Fourth Realm trilogy, the Brethren continue to control civilization through a computerized information system, the Vast Machine, and a host of offshoot surveillance technologies. Opposed to the Brethren are the Travelers, an ancient clan with the mystical ability to slip in and out of several dimensions. The Travelers are guarded by Halequins, a warrior caste with sharp swords and ferociously lethal skills. In the Cain and Abel story at the book's heart, the quest of two Travelers, brothers Gabriel and Michael Corrigan, to find their legendary father has split them irrevocably: Gabriel fights for the forces of good, Miahael has turned to the dark side
Spændingsroman. Gabriel comes close to finding his father only to encounter an unimaginable new threat, while his brother Michael, firmly allied with the enemy, endeavors to wrest power from the leaders of the Brethren