Essie, a biographer, finds out she has more in common with her subject Matthew Corley, a sleeper agent, when she recreates him as a simulated figure that can be accessed with the purchase of her book.
In the year 2064, publishers now have the capability to add simulated characters as additions to their book. Essie, the biographer of sleeper agent Matthew Corley, takes full advantage of this and spreads a message of her own about British social institutions.