This is the first of the Ravages of Time series, depicting a future Earth struggling to deal with a second apocalypse, and the resulting rise of personal nanotechnology. This sci-fi action story pits a squad of UEG Peacekeepers against the Nanomage Extermination Crusade. The NEC twists religious doctrine into a vicious crusade against nanotechnology, threatening the fledgling third era of Humanity and life beyond into the stars.