Jordan walks into his mother's bedroom. As his eyes adjust to the half-light, he finds her lying motionless in bed with her mouth agape. He can't tell whether she is asleep or dead, and finds himself plunging headlong into the uncertain depths of consciousness itself. From androids to cannibals to sex clubs, an unforgettable personal odyssey emerges, populated by a cast of sublime outsiders searching for the ever-elusive nature of self.