A strange 100,000 year-old manuscript in a long-forgotten language has been the basis for all the major religions throughout history. Lost and buried in a sarcophagus during the Second Iraq War, it holds the secrets of human birth - and extinction. Two children are born with transcendent talents and preternatural powers beyond human comprehension. Only they understand the magnitude of the disaster to come. They are the last, best hope for human survival. Indelibly bonded, these enigmatic youths - this brave new Adam and Eve - are thrown against their wills into a headlong race to save the world.