"On the eve of World War II, under orders from SS ReichsufUhrer Heinrich Himmler, explorer Kurt Rader sets out for the Tibetan mountains in search of a legendary energy source that could ensure the ultimate Nazi victory. Decades later, in present-day Seattle, software publicist Rominy Pickett is saved from certain death. Her rescuer, a mysterious journalist, claims to know the truth about Rominy's family - warning her of evil forces again on the rise...and the coming apocalypse that she must somehow prevent."--back cover.