without incident. The companions make it to the redoubt safely, and with some coaxing convince Dorothy to enter the MAT-TRANS chamber. Ryan starts the jump, but partway through Dorothy panics and tries to leave the chamber. Ryan is unable to move, and passes out as he watches an already-fading Michael attempt to stop Dorothy. In the epilogue, a traveling merchant arrives at the ruins of Quindley some weeks later. The ville has burned to the ground, the temple fire having spread to the other buildings, and its residents have fled the area or died. The merchant takes out a note he was given, to be delivered to men named J.B. Dix and Ryan Cawdor, a note given to him by Abe and the Trader telling the men to meet them in Seattle. The merchant drops the note into the water, remarking to himself that if the Trader asks, he can say he at least tried. Cultural references Moses' temple contains paintings by a number of prominent artists, including Andrew Wyeth and Georgia O'Keeffe. The traveling merchant in the epilogue sings several songs by "King Elvis", including Return to Sender. External links JamesAxler.com 1994 American novels Deathlands novels 1994 science fiction novels Works published under a pseudonym Harlequin books