Just as down-and-out Linden Kozlowski is about to end it all, he's intercepted by a monk who convinces him that if he runs away from life, he'll have to return, and his problems will just get worse. To escape the pain of the world forever, Linden stays alive long enough to make a mystical deal to never be reborn again.

When a strange and unexpected turn of events occurs, Linden has second thoughts about his decision...but can he reverse it? His extraordinary adventure literally takes him to the ends of the earth, where he gathers allies, faces overwhelming forces, and realizes that he must decide if life is worth living and if love is more powerful than destiny.