Kalindi, a Dreamer-seer and devoted follower of The Way, is guided by a terrifying Dream to journey with a fascinating stranger named Atman to the distant holy city of the Ancient Ones to rid their land of intruding alien beings. Along the way, she discovers that everything she believed to be true about her world, Tamar, is a deception. Kalindi sets out on a journey that leads her to find love, uncover the truth about her people's mysterious ancestors, and inspire an interplanetary revolution.