Russell Taylor, a teacher, is drawn into the future after a "thought war" and finds the inhabitants are establishing a society based on cooperation and good will. Jason has rained terror and bloodshed but he may not be the real threat to the land. Against Jason is Marlene, Alex and Steven. Marlene is Taylor's initial guide. Alex hates Jason but is forced to cooperate because he can read and knows the valley's history. Steven, the hereditary leader, has lost the ability to control the functions of the land. Affecting the land is the interaction between the past, present, and future, the highly advanced computer system that seems to run the land and the ultimate purpose of the entity that set these forces into play. Russell must find a way to save the land by learning his connection to the land and by using the abilities that he seems to possess.