Edward Morningstar, a high-ranking Pentagon official with a maniacal penchant for power, has embarked on a chilling plot to bring the United States to its knees. Delusional that he is the God-guided Jacob of old, he has secretly manipulated a covert organization of elites to augment his private army of twelve sons, all disaffected mercenaries culled from every walk of life. Driven by Morningstar's hidden obsessions, they will bring about a political coup that will give him global domination--Back cover