Canary Islands, 1882: Plant biologist Niklas Bruunis researches Crissia pallida, a species alleged to have hallucinogenic qualities capable of eliminating the psychic limits between human minds. Buenos Aires, 1983: Cassio comes of age with the Internet, and demonstrates the skills that will make him one of the first great Argentine hackers. The southern Argentinian techno-hub of Bariloche, 2024: Piera studies for a government project to track citisens using their DNA. A dazzling novel of towering ambition about science, technology, and human consent.