About the book: 2008 / Seventh millennium from the Nativity of Christ. The world, having barely recovered from a global nuclear disaster, is on the verge of final destruction. Hordes of mutants led by the Unclean One and his followers, the Masters of the Dark Brotherhood, strike blow after blow against the surviving remnants of humanity. The Abbeys of Kanda, keepers of knowledge, the last human hope, are sending out the best of their people, the telepathic warrior Hiero Distin, in search of a powerful weapon that can stop Evil. Hiero's path leads to the South, to the region where the Unclean One rules…