Across America, technology has been eclipsed by magic. Searching for the source of this terrifying phenomenon, former lawyer Cal Griffin and his band of unlikely heroes journey deep into the heart of darkness to confront the beast ruling the Ruby City once called Chicago.

Marc Scott Zicree has created classic episodes of Star Trek--The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Babylon Five, Sliders, and others and is the author of the best-selling Twilight Zone Companion. He lives with his wife in West Hollywood. MAYA KAATHRYN BOHNHOFF is the author of four fantasy novels. Her short fiction has appeared in Analog, Amazing Stories, Century, and Interzone. She lives in California with her husband.

Mark Bramhall studied acting at Harvard, the University of California at Berkeley, the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (as a Fulbright scholar), and the American Conservatory Theatre. He has starred in numerous West Coast stage productions and has played featured roles in such television series as Alias, NYPD Blue, X-Files, 7th Heaven, That 70s Show, and Babylon 5. NED SCHMIDTKE has played leading roles on Broadway, on national tours, and at dozens of regional theaters in the United States and Canada. He currently resides in Los Angeles where he continues to work in theater as well as film and television. ROBERTSON DEAN has played leading roles on Broadway, off Broadway, and at dozens of regional theaters throughout the country. He has a B.A. degree from Tufts University and an M.F.A. from Yale. He now lives in Los Angeles where he divides his professional time between stage, film, television, voiceovers, and audiobook narrating.