ONE SCROLL. ONE TEST. ONE BITTER TRUTH. If you go looking for the future, you might not like what you find.

When John de Lowe discovers a parchment with the name "Havilah" on, he sets off on a lifetimes quest to uncover its meaning. John follows a trail into the heart of the Middle East to a chamber in which he will learn the truth... or die.

But maybe the truth is something John would rather not know...

In this prequel of the Eden Chronicles series, trace the strange goings-on in Yorkshire that leads up to THE POWER AND THE FURY ; the curious discovery of Mrs. Pye, the dramatic birth of the Heirs of Eden and John's remarkable adventures.