Celene Faolan did not seek out adventure, but she was not afraid of it. Even though she was suspicious of her future, she didn't know what a truly unbelievable one it would br. It was awaiting her beyond the cool morning mists she was admiring from her kitchen window.

This uncertain future would start in just two hours at the library where she worked in Barton Maine with a visit from Peter Lukas, a well known writer of the supernatural.