wilson has blended hp lovecrafts dark vision with his own revolutionary philosophy and unique narrative powers to produce a stunning hightension story of vaulting imagination a professor makes a horrifying discovery while excavating a sinister archeological site for over 200 years mind parasites have been lurking in the deepest layers of human consciousness feeding on human life force and steadily gaining a foothold on the planet now they threaten humanitys extinction they can be fought with one weapon only the mind pushed toand beyondits limits pushed so far that humans can read each others thoughts that the moon can be shifted from its orbit by thought alone pushed so that man can at last join battle with the loathsome parasites on equal terms