Ein is a young woman living on a post apocalyptic Earth. Humanity is comprised of people who live in towns and record their memories, and those who live on the land and believe that their memories should follow them to the grave. Overseeing everything are the Observers, terrifying humanoid creatures that patrol the towns and…

Set in the far future, what is left of humanity is separated into agrarian settlements protected by sentient artificial intelligences, and wilder human animal hybrids devoted to the hunt. Overseeing both groups and keeping the peace are the plague birds, powerful AIs that have bonded with their human hosts. They are feared by the people…