This novel is the weaving together of three tales. The first, in the present, details the destruction of life and relationships through self-will. The second, thirty years in the future, outlines the pain arrogance forces on those close to our protagonist, Jonathan. The third occurs between times in an endless span of grey and smoke. Jonathan Walsh, the principle character, graduates with his PhD and receives a grant to begin his studies. Using questionable methods he perfects the process in lab rats. But temptation overcomes Jonathan, and he injects himself with the formula and travels...