In the English town of Ennistone, hot springs bubble up from deep beneath the ea
rth. In these healing waters the townspeople seek health and regeneration, right
ousness and ritual cleansing. To this town steeped in ancient lore and subterran
ean inspiration the Philosopher returns.
He exerts an almost magical influenc
e over a host of Ennistonians, and especially over George McCaffrey, the host of
Ennistonians, and especially over George McCaffrey, the Philosopher's old pupil
, a demonic man desperate for redemption.
