It's a war that will echo through time

In the far future, the Heliothane Dominion triumphed after a bitter war. But some enemies escaped into the past, wreaking havoc across time to undo their defeat. The worst is Cowl, originally human, until remade into something else entirely. Cowl sends his terrifying hyper-dimensional pet, the torbeast, hunting through time for human specimens. It sheds its scales to order, and anyone who finds one is dragged back to feed the beast.

In our own near future, Tack is a programmable killer for government. And when he acquires a scale, his doom seems inevitable. However, the Heliothane plans to use Tack to bring down Cowl. Also, Polly, once one of Tack's targets, barely escaped when she found a scale. But - to cheat death again - she'll have to help Tack save the human race.

'An excellent read'
Publishers Weekly

'Crackling energy and slam-bang action'
Kirkus Reviews