A Hollywood star, his would-be savior, and an itinerant group of actors trekking through the Great Lakes region risk everything for art and humanity. In a snowy night scene during the production of King Lear, a famous Hollywood actor collapses on stage and dies onstage. Hours later, reality begins to unravel. Moving between his early film career and fifteen years in the future, when the Traveling Symphony roams the wasteland, this suspenseful novel weaves intricate threads of fate connecting five key figures: the deceased star, the savior who attempted his rescue, the actor's first wife, his oldest friend, and a young actress with the Traveling Symphony. Caught in a dangerous prophecy, these individuals find themselves at the crossroads of chance and destiny.
After renowned actor Arthur Leander tragically collapses onstage, Jeevan Chau...