On the day of the 67th Gommage, engineer Gustave bids farewell to his former lover, Sophie, who has turned 33 and perishes alongside everyone else of the same age. With only a year left to live, Gustave joins Expedition 33 in hopes of slaying the Paintress.
Set in the fictional city of Oakmont, Massachusetts during the 1920s, the story follows private investigator and war veteran Charles W. Reed as he searches for clues to the cause of the terrifying visions plaguing him, and becomes embroiled in the mystery of Oakmont's unrelenting flooding.
Jan Dolski, a space miner stranded on a hostile planet after a crash. To survive, Jan utilizes a technology that allows him to create clones, or "Alters," of himself, each embodying a different life choice he could have made.
