This fantasy novel by the author of "Weaveworld" describes a race to find the secret of "The Art" – a state of being or consciousness which allows its owner to transcend their humanity and enter into a heightened spiritual state – between Fletcher and the evil-intentioned Jaffe.

          Armageddon begins with a murder in the Dead Letter Office in Omaha, Nebraska. A lake that has never existed falls from the clouds over Palomo Grove, California. Young passion blossoms, as the world withers with war. The Great and Secret Show has begun on the stage of the world. And soon, the final curtain must fall.