THE MURDER

It spite of the tightest high-tech security ever conceived, billionaire Jordan Lime is savagely killed by a weapon that tears him apart limb by limb with grim, laserlike efficiency.

THE CONSPIRACY

An army unlike any other has fired its first shot. In its ranks are the world's most vicious killers, fortified by a super-advanced arsenal against which there is no defense.

THE THREAT

It is a madman's plan to conquer the earth by destroying it. He will unleash the devastating powers of the atom and let the cataclysmic wrath of nature do the rest.

THE STRUGGLE

Battle lines are drawn. Against the ultimate tyranny stands freedom's forces - led by Jared Kimberlain, the one the world turns to when it's in trouble - prepared to match evil shock for shock, blow for blow.

THE EIGHTH TRUMPET

From New York to Washington, D.C., from London to the Mediterranean island of Malta, and on to the frozen wastes of Antarctica, the demented plot unfolds. It will reach its terrifying climax on a day set aside for celebration - a day that may mark the end of humankind....