An aimless, twenty-two-year-old Californian man questions everything—from his job to his ability to take care of a potted plant—as a heat wave sweeps his town. Just when he's about to spiral, a life-changing act of heroism gives him unexpected clarity.

An ambitious explorer searches for the Beauty of the Night of legends on a forgotten world at the edge of the universe. Though he finds what he's looking for, it might not be the happily ever after he desires.