Fourteen-year-old Michael Stevens was never ordinary; no orphan who hears music coming from the cliffs thinks of himself as a typical teenager. But life becomes much more complicated when two-foot-tall albino doll-like men sneak into his room one night, turning harmless music into a frightening ability he cannot control. Soon, strangers in black suits begin asking disturbing questions while unnatural animals with different eyes roam the streets. They're on the hunt, and not just Michael: everyone he cares about is in danger. With the help of a mysterious drifter, an annoying girl he accidentally mutated, and one of those creepy doll people, Michael finds himself in the middle of a war that could change the world forever he knows—reconstructing the very definition of humanity.