A whisper of wings,a scrape of stone on stone,the creak of ancient joints too long unused.These are the sounds that echo through darkened halls of Norwich cathedral when Abaddon,the Dark Angel,stirs.Then comes another:the sound of terror as the ungodly bloodstone is anointed.For half a century,no human soul has heard these noises and lived--no one until Jarvin Mandrake.Itinerant archeologist,he comes to Norwich in a search for serenity,and instead finds himself caught up in an ancient battle beyond his human comprehension.Only one man can defeat the Dark Angel,and despite his fear,despite his reluctance,Jarvin must save the world from a bloody tide of unspeakable evil.