Andrea Varney spends her childhood in the cemeteries dotting the hillsides, finding a certain peace in the quiet cities of the dead, cities led to ruin by years of neglect. Cracked and weathered headstones send pangs of sadness through her, but keep her coming back. An overwhelming sense of obligation pierces her heart as she wonders why people seem to have forgotten those that once walked the Earth. When the first whispers of the dead fill her ears, Andrea learns of a journey she must undertake, a mission to fulfill: to remember the dead who have lost their hold in the memories of the living. The world depends on it. But not yet, a partner will be presented to her, a person she will immediately recognize.

Darren Jacobs feels something funny when the librarian shakes his hand. He says nothing, but looks at his fingers and wonders about the way Ms. Varney keeps looking at him. Darren soon follows a sparkling cloud of energy to a decrepit headstone and feels the presence of the person below his feet. In fact, for a brief moment, he knows everything about everyone buried in this hidden cemetery, knows they haven’t been resting at all. They have been forgotten and will continue to burn.

Together, Andrea and Darren embark on an unthinkable journey to remember the dead. What they are doing has a higher purpose. Their simple plan is quickly changed because something is determined to stop them.

When the earth cracks and the first clawed hand reaches for the surface, they have to hurry.