Description

Dr. Alistair Raine is a brilliant, disillusioned archaeologist whose life is irrevocably changed by the discovery of a lifetime: the Strain, an intricate ancient Greek mechanism far more complex than anything known to antiquity. But the Strain is no relic; it is a live predictive tool, capable of forecasting the precise moment of future calamities.

Alistair’s discovery thrusts him into a shadow war against the Axiom, a secretive global organization that has used the Strain’s predictions for centuries to manipulate markets, politics, and the very flow of history. Led by the ruthless and hyper-predictive Jonas Volkov, the Axiom believes they are the world’s necessary guide, maintaining stability through absolute control.