The SEED of CRONUS A Novel

A prisoner awaiting death by stoning in a repressive near-future American theocracy is startled by the sudden appearance of an unauthorized visitor in his cell. The mysterious intruder offers to confer the Seed, a tiny artifact "phased" into the prisoner's brain that, in addition to other amazing abilities, will allow an easy escape from the maximum-security facility.But accepting the Seed requires a commitment; entering an unseen dimension to combat demonic parasites, elemental creatures that feed on human pain and suffering.When supernatural witchcraft is determined to be the only possible means for the prisoner's inexplicable escape, panic - and madness - destabilize the Dominionist regime. In their frantic zeal to re-capture the fugitive, the nation is subjected to a high-tech witch hunt. As the escapee learns to master the Seed's unearthly capabilities, barbaric measures imposed by the theocratic government horrify the civilized world and the feared Doctrine Enforcement Authority closes in.