For millennia after the Accident, Globe lay cold and still, its little population punished from the dismal environment, harried by plague, and impoverished by frequent, bloody wars.

After that, unexpectedly, a hero emerged and provided desire to the oppressed. With great glaciers fleets, he conquered the pushes of tyranny and brought the guarantee of renewal to an otherwise miserable world.

But absolutely nothing was quite as it seemed-either to Michael Ormson or even to his followers.

Michael Ormson was the main one from the prophecy, but by whom had he been chosen?