What do a rogue sorcerer, an Unseelie elf, and a gang of ruthless South American mercenaries have in common? They're all ready to kill to claim an ancient artifact that can make them invincible.

When an incubus asks for his help locating a missing roommate, Laec Matthews doesn't suspect he's walking into the middle of a plot for world domination. The players are known. The prize is known. What he doesn't know is why such an unlikely crew would be working together, and who do they ultimately serve? It's a riddle that leads to an ill-fated road trip, an encounter with a mysterious doppelganger, and a visit to a dangerous library. The only constant is that everywhere he turns, someone is trying to kill him, but there's more at stake here than just his life.

Can he put the pieces together before humanity pays the price for his failure?