A clay tablet
turns up, containing a prophecy of demons, a snake goddess, and the
birth of a “disruptive” miraculous child. A prophecy so dangerous
the tablet was smashed to bits, and the shards scattered to all the
cities of the ancient world to prevent reassembling, until a Jesuit
scholar's vision sets the prophecy in motion in Paris, where the
pieces have lain for centuries, half a world and three millennia
away from their source.
Yet very close to the current home of Lisa Emmer, chosen the Pythia,
head of the Delphi Agenda, because of her gift of sight, and trained
in ancient world studies by a mentor who promised to "teach you
life"; more accurately, he might have said "teach you to save the
world from evil.” Prophecy is Lisa’s bailiwick—she’s the modern-day
Delphic Oracle, head of a secret organization whose purpose is to
protect the world from rogue conspiracies within the Church.
Over the centuries, the Delphi Agenda has prevented the cult of
Ophis Sophia from the fulfillment of their doomsday prophecy several
times. Now, in a suspenseful race against an alignment of planets
and comets that signals the "wondrous child's" impending birth, Lisa
speeds to find and protect the mother and child. If she’s too late,
“disruption” will take on a devastating new meaning. |