In the dystopian future of 2111 & a world of mounting sea levels the wealthiest fraction of the population has access to a rejuvenating vaccine that can allow lifespans of hundreds of years A young man named Riel flees the bleak life of the drowning countryside for the urban metropolis of Montreal; there he meets a young woman named Neve & falls in love but he also discovers that the city is full of dangers including rebel insurgents (the “ Bastards of God”) who are fighting the corporate powers that control everything demanding equal access for all to the miracle elixirs that can prolong life Amongst the rebels is a young woman with unusual & mysterious powers Gana who is aiming to assassinate the CEO of Juvex the company that produces the vaccine As the story spirals into violence & the city into civil war Neve is taken hostage by the rebels Gana gets closer to her target & their investigations begin to reveal that the vaccine may not be everything it’s cracked up to be