Two months after the events of The Quantum Prophecy / The Awakening, Colin Wagner and Renata Soliz have taken to patrolling their city by night.

But when Colin's identity is uncovered, putting them all at risk, they are forced to flee to the USA, to a top-secret location called Sakkara, where they learn that Max Dalton's brother Joshua has been preparing for their arrival.

Behind the scenes, superhuman genius Victor Cross has begun to put his plans in motion... With a scarred supervillain on the rampage and a strange cult on the rise, are the New Heroes ready for the battle ahead?

Note for readers in the US: The second book in the series is published under the title The Gathering; the series itself is called Quantum Prophecy!

Nominated for Best Novel in the British Science Fiction Association Awards, 2006