All is well until the daycare center's real purpose is challenged by his daughter. Under the watchful eye of a ubiquitous robot, the Hubric, illusions supersede perception as a defiant crew member challenges his Captain's transporting a potentially deadly cargo. Roy, a robot with human emotions, is a lifetime friend to a little girl, Miranda, on a deep space voyage to a new world. When Roy's life appears over, Miranda questions her parents and the authorities as to whether Roy exists as a being or robot. Neil Embers lives in the village far in the future, where communication merges with the human mind.
Reality is now indistinguishable from manufactured scenarios.
Inspector Rawlings fights the controlling Entities who challenge the very existence of Villagers and those remaining in the real world.