The Second Coming
 A
Man of Mystery Seemed
to be the World's Last Hope
—if He Could Stay Alive. . . .
Chaos was sweeping the world, governments were on the verge of
collapse, the global economy was hitting rock bottom—and then a man
appeared, Nagunda Aran, a charismatic speaker who worked miracles and
touched millions of Americans. He made no claim of being a messiah, but he
was likely to suffer the traditional fate meted out to messiahs. As his
influence grew, powerful men perceived him as a threat to their dominion
and made plans to have him eliminated. But one assassin after another
failed, thwarted by bizarre circumstances, sometimes even killing each
other by "accident" when multiple assassins were sent to do the job. And
Aran said that the attempts to kill him were of no importance, since he
was fated to die soon—as would many thousands more in an impending cosmic
disaster that he predicted was descending on the Earth. . . .
"An outstanding writer."
—C. J. Cherryh
"A polished and inventive writer."
—Spider Robinson
"An outstanding science fiction novelist."
—Rave Reviews
"He creates a variety of believable and interesting characters and
involves them in a story that will keep the reader guessing—and turning
pages—to the very end."
—West Coast Review of Books
Cover art by Larry Elmore
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