It has been three months since Alistair Meath woke toa world profoundly changed. Instead of exulting in the near-miss of theasteroid, Britain has turned in on itself, becoming unsettled, cruel, andparanoid, with news outlets claiming the asteroid itself never existed. Nofurther KINO sightings have been reported, and against this darkeningbackdrop, Alistair Meath now finds himself sleeping rough on the pitilessstreets of West London, profoundly traumatized by his experiences in space andthen Assante's lab. He remembers the meteor, then rage and blood, then . . .nothing. But it seems that another man has taken on the role of Alistair Meathwhile he was away-a man who is physically identical to him.
