"'You mean that's not your body?'
'No. This is a mortal man by the name of Eamon Goodwin, though I now wear my own form above his. I hear him crying inside me.' He fixed Carmitha with a steady eye. 'That is why the others pursue you. There are millions of souls lost in the torment of beyond. All seek living bodies so they may breathe again.'"
Chapter 1, p. 30.

"Quinn smiled at them. His calling was finally revealed. He would bring his divine gift of guidance to the lost armies which God's Brother had seeded throughout the Confederation. It would be a crusade, a glorious march of the dead, folding the wings of Night around every spark of life and hope, and extinguishing it for ever."
Chapter 2, p. 64.

"'I'm sorry, Ralph, but as I said, you simply cannot threaten me. Have you worked out why...