They were sent back in time to fulfill a prophecy, or to die.

Merlin Stone survives a bizarre kidnapping he suspects was orchestrated by his deranged tech mogul father. Abandoned on a Greek hilltop, the young drifter decides to return home, get a job, and settle down.

But the year 2101 has other plans for Merlin, America, and the planet. Optimistic reports of an approaching “space hurricane” turn out to be lies. Billions of unsuspecting Ords are going to die.

Distraught, Merlin refuses to join the secret Deo exodus to Mars and begins documenting the sinister turn of events and his own perilous quest for love and community. Unknown to Merlin, the greater threat to humanity moves across the planet unchecked and unseen.

Two-thousand years later, in an alien-controlled world, Merlin’s recorded notes are discovered by a haunted cadet. Ava Blue, her friends, and humanity itself are put to the test before an intergalactic mob of coldblooded spectators and gamblers.