Synopsis
Cody Westcott, a young archeologist, returned from a dig at Apachetarimac with more than he bargained for. Seems the Chachapoyans that he had been studying had a lot to teach us all. Soon he steps through the looking glass but unlike Alice, it's no fairytale world that he finds. Instead it is our own world teeming with Interlopers-Those Who Abide. Unseen by the mass of humanity they are aware that Cody can now see them. They don't like it. Thrust into a fight which finds him allied with highly unlikely characters he travels around the world to ancient centers of power. He calls on strength he never knew he possessed to save his wife and the future of humanity.
Written by New York Times Bestselling author Alan Dean Foster.
Narrated by Ben Browder (John Crichton from Farscape & Cameron Mitchell Stargate SG1).
KLIATT
Creepy and highly imaginative, this is a fun, suspenseful novel with the subtitle "Why bad things really happen to good people...." Archaeologist Cody Wescott, back from a dig in South America, tries an experiment based on what he believes is a formula found on ancient tablets "to improve vision." The alarming result of drinking this formula is that he now sees the Interlopers, a multitudinous group of hideous psychic creatures from another plane that reside in natural objects such as stone or wood. The mostly immortal Interlopers feed off human misery and have played an integral part in human history. They are always attempting to send us back to the dark ages just as we are about to reach a turning point towards more compassionate living. As another such crucial moment approaches, the Interlopers plot to start WW III. Meanwhile, Cody wages a one-man war against the creatures, gaining their hatred. When Cody's wife becomes a victim of several Interlopers bent on revenge, Cody sets out with a mysterious foreign stranger involved in The Society, an underground organization fighting the Interlopers, to save both her and, unbeknownst to Cody, the world. KLIATT Codes: SA—Recommended for senior high school students, advanced students, and adults. 2001, Berkley, Ace, 313p., $6.99. Ages 16 to adult. Reviewer: Lynn Rosser; Freelance Writer, Asheville, NC , September 2001 (Vol. 35 No. 5)