Morton Cargill is about to die for a crime he commited 400 yrs. ago. Lieutenant Morton cargill was brought fromt he past to be punished for his crime, an accidental murder that took place centuries before. Now he is in a world ruled by the shadows, an evil people who can pass through solid walls & remain untouched by weapons. But the Shadows are being threatened by the Planiacs, a celestial race that lives high above the earth & to whom the preservation of Cargill's life means their own existence. Now Cargill is hunted by one race, held captive by the other, caught in a deadly clash of minds & machines--in a terrifying world where he doesn't know the rules!