North of Eternity: 2

The truth about God was never meant to be revealed.For millennia, humanity worshipped the Monotheo-a single divine presence binding billions of faithful across the globe. Then came the revelation that shattered everything: the Monotheo is not a god. It is a parasite. And it has been feeding on us for thousands of years.In Fredericton, New Brunswick, the snows are melting and the world is burning. RCMP Inspector Ryan Baxter thought his biggest challenge was keeping the peace between protestors and believers-until American extremists began crossing the border with violence in their hearts. As the Vatican fractures and the Monotheo retaliates with waves of mass hysteria, Baxter finds himself caught between a world losing its faith and forces that were never supposed to exist.But humanity is not alone. Among us walk hybrids-beings neither fully human nor fully alien-who have seen the Monotheo's true face. Sophie, a mechanic who speaks with the dead. Alexander, torn between his mission and his heart. Lottie, a child who sees what others cannot. And Orinthia, an ancient being watching from behind the moon, whose technology might be humanity's only hope-or its final judgment.As armed militias march and the lines between believer and resistance blur, the hybrids must choose: destroy the Monotheo and risk everything, or find another way to break its hold on a world that may not want to be saved.The battle for humanity's soul has begun. Faith is a weapon. Truth is a cage. And salvation might be the most dangerous lie of all.