America still reels from inter-dimensional demon attacks. War profiteers and fundamentalists attempt to use the Emergence to further their own ends. Amadeus Brunmeier, the bumbling hero of the Emergence, is called upon to investigate rumors that suggest the deadly subluminals are more than they appear. He soon finds himself in direct conflict with powerful political enemies.When Lilly becomes convinced that Amadeus has committed a horrific act, Amadeus must enlist the help of bureaucrats, hackers, and jaded spies to prove his innocence to her. Along the way, he follows the trail of a conspiracy that leads to the highest halls of American power. Meanwhile, Grassal Delgado begins to experience strange, occasionally violent, psychotic breaks. His life ruined, he seeks help, and finds hope ... but the world has other plans.