Takeshi Kovacs returned home to the planet Harlan, where the oceans are full of monsters, in the sky any object larger than a helicopter is shot down by the orbiters of a disappeared non-human civilization, and military equipment roams the earth out of control. Takeshi flew here to take revenge, but the ghosts of the past quickly interfered with his plans. Caught in a whirlpool of political intrigue and mysterious events, Kovacs is confronted with the consciousness of the resurrected Quellcrist Falconer, a legend who once nearly overthrew the power of the First Families of Harlan. Unwittingly becoming her protector, he comes under the radar of local authorities, corporations and the yakuza. But the worst thing is that the hunt for him is led by a young version of Kovacs, ruthless and terrible, whose digitized copy has lain in storage for many centuries. And now Takeshi will have to face himself to win.