The Byzantium Stone

What object of cosmic significance was rescued from the flaming ruins of Constantinople by a lone knight? Why was it ripped from its matrix and scattered across the continent as the Western World began its renaissance? Was this one-of-a-kind stone the hidden prize when the fortress island of Rhodes fell to the conquering army of Suleiman the Magnificent? How did this singular gem, compressed in the deepest folds of the earth, make its way to the digital surface of a new millennium?

The one thing we can be sure of is that's it's here and being tracked with all the resources of our age. The stone will never be lost again because it is less an object of wealth or beauty than the secret of secrets. Samson Mondieu, the designated hunter, understands that. And he knows just who among the latest Masters of the Universe will finally claim The Byzantium Stone for his own.