"Everything about you is a lie." Freeman Sullivan is a man running out of time. As he submits his final manuscript to his sceptical editor, he tells the story of Professor George Tate, and Celus - his seemingly ageless assistant - as they are expelled from the British Museum and embark on a journey that leaves a wake of irrevocably changed lives. Because Freeman has realised the Professor's truth - that the walls are thinning and the shadows are lengthening as our world awaits Her arrival.

"AREN’T WE ALL ARCHITECTS OF OUR OWN DOWNFALL?" Freeman Sullivan knows that time is not only against him, but the entire human race. In the stunning conclusion to ‘A Gathering of Twine’, Freeman tells the story of George Tate, as the disgraced archaeologist races to not only find the truth behind the strange inscriptions at Maiden Castle, but also a means to halt the lengthening of shadows. Yet there are dark and powerful forces aligning against him. As The Raven Men pour through from Sumerland to orchestrate the fall of Man, The Third Twine must reveal himself in a desperate bid to unlock the secrets of The Lost Citadel and discover the survivors of The Iyrian Empire. But not everyone is who they claim to be. As our world begins to fail, so disguises will be revealed and masks will fall as the battle for all creation reaches its climax.