The Removal of difficult circumstances frequently creates a void. Voids are always filled with either better conditions or worse. Such is the situation in the land Grandsweep as the affliction know as Havoc unaccountably disappears. The Brotherhood, who have kept society intact for near 400 years, suddenly finds itself largely without purpose and at risk of becoming obsolete. Yet the void in their society is being filled with corruption and exploitation of Grandsweep's citizens. The Brotherhood's resources are dwindling and their influence is waning under these new circumstances, but the oath to which they swore still requires their efforts for the good of society. With a new leader and emerging talent, they valiantly struggle to eliminate growing corruption and fill that void with new structure and new hope. If they aren't successful in the limited time remaining, their society may be doomed to endure another 400 years of a different form of Havoc.About the Author: Keith G. Seegmiller was raised in a small western town downwind of the Nevada nuclear test range. He has a degree in accounting but chose to join the Marine Corps after graduation. He served three years as a Marine Corps officer and then 30 years as an accountant and business manager. Until the late 1980's, his writing was limited to business communications and social, religious and political essays. His first attempt at fiction was a short novella which won an award in a state writer's league contest. He began his first novel in 1992 and wrote short installments as family duties and 60-70 hour work weeks allowed. Ten years and 17 chapters later, semi-retirement allowed him additional time to complete it. In his spare time, Mr. Seegmiller enjoys reading, writing, strategic board games, vegetable gardening and traveling. He has some additional story ideas waiting in the wings, most of which were derived from Tylenol-induced dreams. He hopes to complete another novel or two before being a down-winder catches up with him.