This is a book about two men. One is writing a book. And the other is the main character in the book. Their journeys take them on parallel paths to figure out who they are and why they have received such ancient powers. Both men finally end up in Afghanistan for their own reasons that are essentially the same...to find out who they are and what their purpose is. In the end one man dies at the hands of terrorists and through his death the other man finds his purpose in life.