The eighth book in Warner's ongoing book series of novels tying into the hot new WB Network show featuring America's favorite superhero, Superman, as a young man growing up in Smallville, Kansas. Visiting Metropolis on their spring break, Clark and Lex find themselves hunted by kidnappers, yakuza hitmen, and a psychopathic alien-hunter. When the attackers strike, it seems the only way Clark can save Lex is to reveal his secret.