It is the mid-1990s and Pericles Durham, an ordinary man living an average life, finds himself caught up in an extraordinary conflict: an age old struggle between two secret societies. Though he does not believe in it, Perry finds himself compelled to begin a search for a fabled object. His quest will take him from his suburban life to places that were ancient when America was just a dream, knowing all along that he will either find his destiny or his doom.