The Season of the Serpent draws to a close in this imaginative and controversial spin on the Garden of Eden tale ... a metaphysical adventure set against the backdrop of the Cold War.  In the fall of 1983, the super powers are thrust into an international crisis when the Soviet Union shoots down a Korean airliner, and the United States invades the tiny island of Grenada - events manipulated by multi-dimensional forces. On the Astral plane, as a rift forms in the cosmic fabric, hostilities escalate between rival factions of immortals. An unwitting college sophomore is tempted with the forbidden knowledge of Good and Evil, triggering a countdown to nuclear war. Now a prisoner of war in the Realm of Yang?Ash, Paul Venturi must discover the mystery of his genesis to prevent an Apocalypse and save the future of humanity. From the angelic autocracy of Mount Tzion to the demonic underworld of Pandemonia, the action and revelations fly to a surprising finale. New enemies are made, unexpected alliances are revealed, and a Serpent seeks redemption. (Book Two of Two)