WISE MEN takes place simulataneously in 6BC and the present. In each story surprising revelations unfold: the impending birth of a messiah. In the ancient tale a young Magus makes the startling astronomical discovery and must present his findings to King Herod. In the modern story an astronomer and and archaologist are tasked by a secret government agency to investiagagte a fringe religous group. Each story finds the unwilling characters thrust on a jouney of danger and self-discovery. They realize the news they bear will destabilize the world, and they must deal with the forces that will stop at nothing to control information.