It's Always Darkest

They were known simply as the Nine. Grim and ancient rulers who discovered the key to eternal life thirty-thousand years ago, and ever since have held the world secretly in thrall. These dark manipulators control the destinies of billions, including the formidable Doc Caliban and Lord Grandrith. These two, candidates for the Nine and half-brothers who had shared in the secret of immortality, have turned against their undying masters, daring to challenge their centuries-old supremacy.

And now...