A Grail quest … in the far future. A thousand years from now the galaxy is ablaze with sorcery and high technology. Among a billion inhabited worlds knights, scientists, aliens, and pirates all seek the ultimate prize: the Holy Grail. To the sole winner go riches, glory, and life everlasting. To the losers, death and eternal damnation. Germain is a ex-wizard turned corporate assassin. He can absorb the skills of his victims—geisha, gambler, or martial artist. The catch? These ghosts sometimes possess him for their own purposes. Bound to the Grail quest by an unbreakable infernal contract, Germain has one year to find his prize among the myriad stars and worlds. The quest is also Germain’s last chance to re-discover his soul … if, after a lifetime of evil, he has one left.