The novel is a prequel to the game. Geophysicist Michael Altman joins a team excavating an underwater crater. Close proximity to the artefact they uncover, named 'The Black Marker', causes visions of the dead, vivid dreams, and violent murders. This is the story of the origin of 'The Black Marker', the foundation of the Church of Unitology, and a discovery that will change the world.
Author Biography
BRIAN EVENSON is the author of ten books of fiction, including the novel Last Days (which won the American Library Association's award for Best Horror Novel of 2009) and the story collection Fugue State, both of which were on Time Out New York's top books of 2009. His novel The Open Curtain (Coffee House Press) was a finalist for an Edgar Award and an IHG Award.
