2119, the highlands of the UK. Tom Metcalfe pores over the archives of the early twenty-first century, captivated by the freedoms and possibilities of human life at its zenith. At the heart of his obsession is a legendary lost poem read aloud once in 2014 and never heard again. When Tom uncovers a clue that may lead to the poem, revelations of entangled love and a brutal crime emerge.