It is the end of the world.From the fire-bombing of Dresden in 1945 to the apocalyptic nightmare of the 21st Century, the demon DARIUS KANE is charged with delivering a chilling message and death-sentence to Phelan, the Hollow Priest. Darius must survive horrific trials and powerful foes, and in the process he uncovers a decades-old secret and harrowing truths: the quest for immortality is a flame that never dies, and hell hath no greater fury than a love spurned.Harkening to the fantastic realms of CS Lewis and Michael Moorcock, Simon Drax has spun a tale for all our tomorrows and all our yesterdays, offering finally one lone weapon against the gaping maw of oblivion: "The country of memory is the country of hope."