Aldon Jax is a poor farmer who doesn't want anything to do with the outside world. He lost his wife, he lost his kids, he lost everything a long time ago, and doesn't really care to find a replacement. His farm is all he needs. One day, a strange baby appears out of a dust storm, and he is forced to take care of it. It grows up--fast. Extremely fast. So fast that, in three month's time, the baby is a full-grown woman. Strange things start to happen. The girl--who Aldon named Botone--is the center of something enormous, something huge. Something that will forever change Aldon and his lifestyle. And Aldon isn't sure if he is prepared to meet the challenge.