When his dreams are invaded by a rogue sentient Idea, Antomov becomes the unwitting target of an organization which monitors all human thought. Pulled out of his body and tossed into a psychic underworld, he struggles to find his way back to reality.

France, 1700's, on the verge of a revolution. Lucy: 23, cursed at age 12 to never physically change. Jacques: a mysterious, powerful 'prince' of the Shadowed magics. Adrian: Lucy's best friend, a healer whose hobbies include spying and hand-to-hand combat