Samson Mondieu, the designated treasure hunter, is sent to track down a remarkable gemstone. Said to be God-made, it was last seen during the fall of Constantinople. Slowly, Samson comes to realize that what he is searching for is less a mystical object then the bedrock of the secret that drives all the other secrets. But that"s not all he will discover. When he delivers The Byzantium Stone to its latest master, he will be forced to choose between love and the promise of forever.