In this epic fantasy, humans and demons fight the ultimate war between good and evil. Ever since Lucifer fell from grace during the Great Rebellion, a need to regain power over all souls burned like mad within him. In the Kingdom of Darkness, he has the damned on his side. But his goal will not be achieved in Hell. It will not be won by invading Heaven. The war begins on Earth with the Chosen Ones. In New York, mild-mannered accountant John Summers finds his life irrevocably changed overnight. He's imbued with powers he can't explain, and struggling with forces he can't contain. Possessed, he can only fight. But it's given his life purpose. In Kansas, the widowed Andrea Lewis-Rose lives a quiet life. More than anything she wants a child. Her dreams are about to come true. Her nightmares, too. Unbeknownst to Andrea, she has been picked by Satan to bear his seed. Now, as two strangers become bound in a devilish conspiracy, and the hierarchy of Hell begins to shift, John and Andrea must come together as a force of goodness to outrun, outwit, and outlast their dark destiny.

本作が描くのは、神話的な善悪の決戦を、血の通った人間ドラマへと昇華させた非凡な筆致です。平凡な会計士と未亡人がルシファーの野望という巨大な歯車に組み込まれていく構成は、日常の崩壊とそこに宿る使命感を鮮烈に描き出します。静謐な生活の裏でうごめく地獄の陰謀が、個人の孤独な魂と共鳴する瞬間の緊張感は、まさに本作の白眉と言えるでしょう。 ヒックスは、残酷な運命をいかに人間の意志が突破するかという普遍的テーマを追求しています。抗えない力に翻弄されつつも、内なる闇と対峙し「生」の意味を見出していく主人公たちの姿は、読者の胸を激しく揺さぶります。これは単なるファンタジーを超え、極限状態で人間性の真価を問う、魂の救済と再生の叙事詩なのです。