SOMETHING VAST AND TERRIBLE APPROACHES. Lire Devon, famed Seattle clairvoyant and heroine of the Circle Murders, just wants her life back. After the killer's violent death and a desperate battle with the demon-lord, Paimon, she's like a soldier returning from war. More than anything, she craves the mundane-a simple existence free of the horror she faced. But for Lire, simple never quite seems to be an option. Paimon is contained, but it's far from gone. Before she banished it, the demon tasted her blood. Now it invades her dreams, assaulting and enticing in equal measure with its cruel beauty and a predatory lust. But Paimon isn't seeking torment. While it speaks with the voice of subterfuge and innuendo, its message is one of urgent warning, "Your life and the lives of countless humans may depend upon what I have sought to give you. I will not have you defenseless." Something is coming, with only a reluctant adept and an unpredictable demon standing in the way.