Between life and death, fantasizing and waking, on the teach stop beyond the end from the world is the city of Palimpsest. To make it happen is a wonder, a mystery, something special, and a curse – a voyage permitted and then those who’ve generally believed there’s another world than the one which meets the eye. Those fated to help make the passage are designated forever with a map of this wondrous city tattooed on the flesh after a single orgasmic night. To the kingdom of ghost trains, lion-priests, living kanji, and cream-filled canals come four travelers: Oleg, a fresh York locksmith; the beekeeper November; Ludovico, a binder of uncommon books; and a young Japanese woman named Sei. They’ve each lost something essential – a wife, a enthusiast, a sister, a path in existence – and what they’ll find in Palimpsest is certainly a lot more than they could ever imagine.