The life of Randal Werner, U.S. SecDef, now depends on a shaky alliance between Dr. Phillips, a neurosurgeon, and Rhinehart, a doctor of silicon. "Who will he be, after the operation?" Dr. Phillips asks. "We don't know," Rhinehart responds.

Violet is assigned to assist in the SecDef's recovery programming. She's very involved with Steve, however, and only one of this pair is human. Could artificial intelligence be the greatest threat the world faces?

The admiral, Odessa, and sooe famous historical personages disagree. They have all experienced pure evil. Now the battle for California is about to begin. As California goes, so goes America. The spiritual forces governing California have no idea who they are about to face in this war. The supernatural is about to become very, very real to all of us.