Virellia—a society powered by thought-speed. When a catastrophic Aether-Weave Anomaly erupts from collective panic, only Liora, bonded to a colossal tortoise can perceive the crisis without feeding it.

Ten-year-old Elia and her older brother Nico always knew their Grandma Marn’s cottage was an exceptional place—a labyrinth of ticking clocks and whispering cupboards nestled in the roots of a mossy hill.

​But on the morning Marn dies, the house stops breathing. The kettle falls silent. Every clock locks at 6:08. The doors seal shut.

While the City of Amnesty operates under the Law of Inherent Flaw, condemning individuals whose reflection shows an Eternal Stain, Solen's purpose is to challenge this narrow, dispositional view.

Follows Peter, a writer in the quiet West Yorkshire town of Crumbleton, whose unfinished characters—including a limping centaur, a fearful winged girl, and a noir detective—begin to materialise and cause chaos.