HYPERION can punch his way out of anything, but how will he deal with a serial murderer who can turn into a squirming horde of killer worms? He and Doll followed the trail, and now must contend with Worm-Boy and the fact that this monster is somehow connected to the carnival Doll is running away from. Plus, just who is Micah Hardiaken and what does he want with her? Time to pay a visit to the carnival to find out...