Though logical and unassuming, Kai is awkward, uneasy and lacks confidence. High school was hard for him. College should be better. On the night of his graduation, he dreams himself into a fantastical world known by its inhabitants as Trae. Night after night, Trae picks up right where he left it. There Kai follows an enigmatic, obscured Miss Knight in her quest to protect Trae from murderous monsters known as Silent.
Whether dream or reality, Kai learns his life could be in danger when a wound inflicted on him in Trae doesn’t disappear upon waking up. If that weren't enough, his best friend of thirteen years is getting drunk and making Kai all kinds of worried. Along the way, revelations and dangers transform Kai's experiences in both his dreams and his waking hours into more than he ever imagined he would face. He'll fight to save himself… but he might be the only thing he's capable of saving when the life he takes for granted begins to unravel.