Publisher's Synopsis
In 1776, torture magician Sylvester Starnes crossed the wrong woman and became cursed with immortality. He lost his powers and was forced to wander early America as he came to terms with his new condition.As years passed, he changed and matured, becoming a force for good. He stopped the invasion of Quafara and Elkrod in 1812. In 2014, he became Director of Special Operations, the division of the government that deals with the paranormal. The head of field operations, Sam Grant, never trusted Sylvester. After all, a killer contained is still a killer.Meanwhile, with Gary Hart's cabal defeated, Ops still has to find the one member who was not killed on site, Little Jack McGrath.Finding Little Jack leads to a confrontation between Sam and Sylvester as Sylvester either makes his power play . . . or acts to save the world.With Sam's lover, Meredith Patience, caught in the middle, the team is focused on their own conflict and oblivious to a much greater evil waiting in the wings.
