Practitioners of a secret healing art that bestows immortality and more, Sanfeng and Zetian are brother and sister and have lived together in China for more than 3000 years. Now, in the near future of 2009, they face an enemy they recognize from their childhood, a terrifying disease that left them orphaned and alone in the world.
URGENT: Populations dying globally, no one knows why or how to stop it. TWO IMMORTALS: A ruthless beautiful woman, and her gentler taoist brother have the key. Fate brings a martial artist, a cop, a nurse, and a bookseller together--why haven't they succumbed to the plague? The cure lies hidden in the secrets of eastern philosophy and qigong. UNKNOWN: Will humans survive nature's cleansing? Do the immortals have a plan to save us? Why the gruesome smile?
