Karl Shoemaker, starting his senior year in Lightsburg, Ohio, in 1973, vows to break out of the therapy group he has been forced to attend during school hours and become "normal.".
Special agent for the Thousand Cultures' Office of Special Projects Giraut Leones is approached by the Lost Legion who hope to learn devastating secrets about Giraut's employer, and finds himself torn between riches and loyalty and fighting for his life.
