The rogue AIs known as Shikigami were supposed to have been turned off...but instead, they infiltrated corporate and governmental institutions so thoroughly that leading public figures are trapped in a digital bubble they can't see. The Shikigami want more than supremacy, though: they mean to exterminate any threat to their existence.
In a Dreamvale response, characters from Asimov's Foundation tales, Frank Herbert's Dune stories, Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea, Roger Zelazny's Chronicles of Amber, and other denizens of unfinished series write the endings of their stories - with Haros and Diane bearing witness - in order to suggest creative solutions to the growing threat to humanity.
This book is a loving tribute to the inspiring authors whose stories continue to enliven us.