In a world where evidence of his god’s existence orbits the planet in the form of a cosmic sheet, 18-year-old Mark Weeder, the son of a missing explorer, has never questioned his faith. That is until he is attacked one night by a damning abomination, branded as ‘inefficient’, and sentenced to death by his theocratic government. In his first act of blasphemy, Mark escapes his execution, desperate to find a way to clear his name. As he sneaks across the country to reach his grandfather’s home in the capital, he begins to notice the contradictions in his people’s dogma.
Outside the capital, Mark saves a fellow inefficient named Ben Cooper, a man with a mysterious past and a kind smile, and the two agree to travel together. A budding relationship forms, but both are forced to hide their feelings and their faces for fear of persecution and execution.
When Mark and Ben are recaptured by the daughter of a powerful executive in need of henchmen, they are given an offer for freedom: complete Mark’s father’s impossible expedition to the north pole or die trying. With his trust in his god failing, Mark must decide between reintegrating into a fanatical society or revolting against everything he knows.
