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Two priests, Mother Magdalene Ocantu and Father Anthony Wills, strike up a secret correspondence after departing the Knights of the New Star Cloister in West Tennessee. Father Anthony, a former POW in the Lithium Wars, writes from Liberty City, where his mission is to "watch, wait, and do the work of the Lord." Mother Magdalene writes from the toxic and politically volatile Crescent Region, where she is tasked with shepherding a congregation in the economically depressed Deep Outside and spying on wealthy scientist and businessman, Dr. Lillian Ruby. Both assignments take an unexpected turn, infusing the two clerics with a renewed sense of hope and purpose. Something big awaits them both... Comparable works include The Magicians