"To restore his mind and save his life, John Constantine was forced to give a day of his life to a she-demon named Rosacarnis. It was a bad bargain, and one that he knew he'd regret--but he had no idea how quickly everything would go straight to hell in its aftermath. Over the course of that single day, England's savviest street sorcerer lived several lifetimes--and sired three infernal offspring, whose incandescent hatred of him was carefully nurtured...

"After spending a year and a half wandering through the darkest corners of America, John Constantine has returned home! His port of entry is Liverpool, where the decaying landscape and gentle undercurrent of despair match his frame of mind. Of course, no sooner does he set foot upon his native land than he stumbles into a small-time necromancy-and-murder ring centered on his own sister's apartment building. More worrying than this sordid little power...