The Ancient Ones — Tom Phillips

A teenage girl searches for her parents, presumed to be dead, but tantalyzing signs appear indicating they are not . . . An Israeli doctor trys to save dying children, while railing against an unmerciful God. When he is called to service for the Israeli Defense Force, he undertakes a secret assignment and must face his demons . . . A brilliant scientist builds the world's first functional Artificial Intelligence, but soon questions whether he can control his creation . . . A woman's crippling illness forces her to take desparate measures, leading her to the frontiers of life . . . And in Tibet, the High Lama of Kumbum Monastery, mourning the occupation of his country and the destruction of its culture, is summoned by the Ancient Ones . . .