b' In the Sultanate of Oman over two hundred hostages are being held at gunpoint.\nAnd the world watches helplessly as the madness begins. The spirit of the Mahdi\nis abroad, intent on complete financial and political domination.Evan Kendrick,\na quiet Congressman, is an unlikely hero. But in his past is a violence that he\ncannot forget.On the other side of the world, five very eccentric, very rich\npeople are meeting. They are the Inheritors of Inver Brass. Their aim - to\nutterly transform the world. They seek a new saviour, an innocent messiah. Evan\nKendrick is to be their unwilling victim . . .\nAbout The Author:\n\n\nABOUT '