Future Earth is divided into two worlds. Apparently Jasper's is better than the neighboring one, the world of mortal men. But as the gifted Jasper, whose future is to become the ruler of his people, ventures deeper and deeper into the world of men, he discovers that not everything he was told is true. And with all his gifts, he has only one fatal flaw.
But when he encounters that what he fears most, everything changes.
Including his heart. Will it ever be repaired?
He has a chance. But his greatest gift, The Cold, who everybody envies, is what will wake his nightmares, for The Cold is what will make him... BURN.
''When I grow up, I want to see the world!'' So says every child, one day. But much like the abyss, the world looks back.
On an endless sea where islands rise and sink every day, a man with many names and a past he'd rather die than reveal tries to survive. He wonders what will finally do him in-the world, or his lies?