Through infinite identities and configurations, the Hero and the Necromancer stand as eternal entities engaged in a war that predates History itself.

Even archetypes reach a breaking point, and when they decide to call it quits, they retreat incognito among the oblivious humanity they helped shape.

Yet, no matter how hard they try to keep a low profile, their presence is a gravitational force potent enough to derail the lives of those around them.

Amidst a God who isn't dead but merely disinterested, the earthquake-ridden central Italy of Montebasso, and the socio-economic entropy of New York, Vargas's novel unfolds the tale of how the eternal struggle between Good and Evil might have been just a tragic misunderstanding. The ageless domestic animals, assorted monsters, and indescribable powers provide the backdrop for a story that Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett might have penned if they had grown up in Italy, blending their imagination with the profoundly human cynicism of a Garth Ennis.