Nineteen-year-old John is a nobody. He lives a punk-rock, anarchist, orphan's life in a condemned Chicago apartment building. He recently discovered he can generate heat with his hands, and he can feel other people's heartbeats a hundred yards away. Now a terrifying vigilante known as the Chameleon has locked him in a dark basement. To the Chameleon, John isn't just a punk; he is a weapon against a shadowy organization intent on using natural disasters to seize global control.
Meanwhile, former agents Phineas, Charlie, and Pete are coming out of retirement. From the jungles of Tasmania to the streets of Chicago, they race to find an ancient knowledge. The telepathic Void, the deadly Geisha, and the tech-savant Catalyst mean to find it first and use it to bring the world to its knees.
As timelines converge and society crumbles under the weight of engineered disasters, John must learn from the enigmatic Chameleon. He must master his new abilities and avoid being caught by Chicago PD or killed by three psychotic outlaws all while trying to stop the apocalypse at the close of the twentieth century.
