In the shadows of the industrial city of S. I. Haven, the collapse of a train-shaped universe has left behind more than just ash and memories. Mark Taper, a young private investigator, finds himself navigating a reality where the line between fiction and life has dangerously blurred. When a fictional reconstruction of the brilliant but cold Dr Vostok appears as his new homeroom teacher, Mark is forced to confront the impossible...
characters from a dead world are surviving in his own by any means necessary...even if it involves stolen blood and borrowed organs. But the doctor isn't the only ghost in the machine. A psychotic killer named Lamp Light has also crossed over, leaving a trail of bodies in her wake as she seeks a twisted version of affection from the only man who truly understands her. Amidst the chaos of homicidal "fictional" rivals and the ever-present threat of the local "Closet Serial Killer" Doremi, Mark is approached by Saar, a frail girl whose existence is as fleeting as the unseasonable snow falling over the city.
Tasked with a final request from the girl, Mark must venture into the abandoned mining badlands to uncover the truth of the Ember Children's origins.
In the shadows of the industrial city of S. I. Haven, the collapse of a train-shaped universe has left behind more than just ash and memories. Mark Taper, a young private investigator, finds himself navigating a reality where the line between fiction and life has dangerously blurred. When a fictional reconstruction of the brilliant but cold Dr Vostok appears as his new homeroom teacher, Mark is forced to confront the impossible...
characters from a dead world are surviving in his own by any means necessary...even if it involves stolen blood and borrowed organs. But the doctor isn't the only ghost in the machine. A psychotic killer named Lamp Light has also crossed over, leaving a trail of bodies in her wake as she seeks a twisted version of affection from the only man who truly understands her. Amidst the chaos of homicidal "fictional" rivals and the ever-present threat of the local "Closet Serial Killer" Doremi, Mark is approached by Saar, a frail girl whose existence is as fleeting as the unseasonable snow falling over the city.
Tasked with a final request from the girl, Mark must venture into the abandoned mining badlands to uncover the truth of the Ember Children's origins.