1934, America. The Dustbowl. A fugitive named Ben Hawkins finds refuge
within a traveling carnival comprised of a tarot card reader and her
catatonic/telekinetic mother, a blind mentalist, a bearded lady, and conjoined
twins, amongst others. The carnival is owned by the mysterious and unseen
Management, who has designs on the young Hawkins, for the boy is
concealing an untapped gift: he can heal the lame and raise the dead--at a
price. Ben also finds himself disturbed by cryptic and prophetic dreams,
which he shares with a Methodist preacher in California, Brother Justin
Crowe. Brother Justin, convinced he is following God's will, has begun to
practice his own extraordinary talents, although the preacher's plans
increasingly lead to disturbing and tragic consequences. In this "last great
age of magic," Ben Hawkins and Justin Crowe are moving toward a great
conflict between Good and Evil, although it not yet clear on which sides
these men will stand.