Andrew Doran-celebrated archaeologist and wisecracking warrior against enemies beyond human imagination-faces his greatest challenge, this time the fate of the world is at stake.Doran's colleague Nancy Dyer has located the Book of Eibon. Its vast power is a magnet for foes from all over the world. Miskatonic University soon finds itself besieged by dark forces whose victory would mean the end of Earth as we know it.Join Doran and Dyer for another exhilarating adventure battling monsters with magic, machine guns, and Doran's own brand of panache.