Valkerie Jansen is tough, beautiful, and soon to be the most envied woman on earth. Every man on the planet is in love with herâand she’s just discovered life on Mars.
Mariâs only hope of survival is to find Jaazaniah the Prophet, the mythical hero of her grandfatherâs bedtime stories. But she has never been outside the swamp or known other humans besides her grandfather and one teacher.
A monstrous waking nightmare is pursuing graduate student Hailey Maniates across San Francisco to Golden Gate Park where she is rescued by a towering homeless man. She seems able to read her rescuerâs mind, but is it just a delusion?