Viscount is an agent of the Kronos: professional detective, traveler, and occasional reluctant hit man. Dispatched to investigate a critical 'ripple' in the fabric of his HomeTime's existence, he is dragged into a murderous conspiracy embedded in our modern-day society. Pulled into this conflict is Pillar, renegade former statesman and bodyguard elect to the Banns of Leadership. Outcast for his loyalty to a crumbling regime, he believes this mystery holds the key to restoring peace and order. Finally there is Claire Kinlan. How is she the key piece of this puzzle? Why are assassins trying to...