The ramifications of the first adventure of Jonathon Farmer and Samantha Towning are sending shock waves through the Council of Exiles and both of their families. Now, new rumors are spreading about the creation of a vast Dark Army that will upset the balance in the world of the holders. Jonathon and Samantha find themselves plunged into a new adventure on a global scale, and surrounded by new dangers as they try to solve the Mystery of the Dark Army. This second adventure takes Jonathon and Samantha from the mountains of Europe where astronomer Tycho Brahe has built the world's largest optical telescope, to the tomb of Emperor Qin Shi Huang where a vast diabolical plot is unfolding. More ancient mysteries are uncovered, and vexing questions are answered in the book two of the Adventures of Jonathon Farmer series.