He’s the second coming—and the world may not survive him. A mind-bending thriller from theHugo and Nebula Award–winning author of Santiago.

It is 2047. The true Messiah has come in the form of a grifter, a scoundrel—who has no idea that he fulfills all four Biblical signs that foretold him.

Jeremiah the B, the last possible descendant of the line of David, finds himself in an epic struggle with an underworld boss distinctly similar to a certain Prince of Darkness. As they reveal their low-life selves, you’ll wonder which one is actually the hero.

Will Jeremiah the B redeem the human race, or put the world in its greatest jeopardy since the Great Flood?

The Branch will have you questioning your understanding of good and evil.

Praise for Mike Resnick

“Resnick is thought-provoking, imaginative, mordantly funny, and—above all—galactically grand.” —Los Angeles Times

“Mike Resnick delivers pure entertainment and a rollicking good time.” —Alan Dean Foster, #1 New York Times–bestselling author

“One of the most daring and prolific writers in all science fiction . . . He always delivers.” —David Brin, New York Times–bestselling author

“Resnick occupies a peak all his own in the mountains of science fiction.” —Analog

“Resnick is the most versatile and entertaining madman writing science fiction today.” —Jack L. Chalker, international bestselling author of the Well World series