Beyond Time and Space

Austin, Texas is known for being weird, so when Sunil Pendleton opens his front door to find the recently deceased Michael Jackson, he barely bats an eye. Even when Larry Fine of the Three Stooges shows up, it doesn’t seem all that odd. Soon he finds himself tied to his couch, talking to a cat, and communicating telepathically with warriors from an ancient, forgotten civilization.

And then things begin to get strange.

Sunil discovers that he is in the midst of a war between two factions of deities. He needs to muster everything he has not only to keep himself alive, but to help save the universe from being harvested of all sentient life. Armed with only an ancient weapon rumored to hold divine power, he must rely on a band of powerful strangers for protection against the dead celebrities that have been sent to hunt him down through the night. When Sunil learns that his allies have ulterior motives, however, he questions whether his companions are out to save the universe or consign it to an unimaginably terrible fate. As the time approaches to unleash the artifact, he grows more uncertain as to whom he will use it on.

Yet even the true power of his weapon is in doubt and, if so, he may be unable to do anything at all. Sunil knows only one thing: something has definitely been trying too hard to keep Austin weird.