Jim Parsons is a talented doctor, skilled at the most advanced medical techniques and dedicated to saving lives. But after a bizarre road accident leaves him hundreds of years in the future, Parsons is horrified to discover an incredibly advanced civilization that zealously embraces death.
Now he is caught between his instincts and his training as a healer, and a society where it is illegal to save lives. But Parsons is not the only one left who beliefs have desperate plans for Dr. Parsons's skills, and for the future of their society.