Joe wakes up within a barley field with no clothes, no thoughts, and no idea how he got there. Before he understands it, he’s off on the last great journey of his lifestyle. With his soul lead Baker and a charge to have courage from a incomprehensible, alluring, and somehow familiar Stranger, Joe sets off through a fantastical changing landscaping to confront his former.

The quest isn’t without challenges. Joe’s past isn’t always an easy thing to relive, but if he really wants to find tranquility—and reunite using the Stranger he’s so strongly drawn to—he must keep on before end, no matter how tempted he’s to stop on the way.

Winner of the 2012 Gaybie for Best Speculative Fiction