"Don't stand out. Blend in. Remain invisible. Those are the rules I lived by - the rules I thought would keep me alive.

I was wrong.

Wynter Reeves is a law-abiding citizen of the State, a willing conformist whose life is haunted by terrorism and oppression. With the threat of death hanging over her like a shadow, she forces herself to live by a strict set of rules, in the hope of ensuring she is never noticed. However, on her 21st birthday, as she prepares to take the exam that will determine her future within society, she begins to show symptoms of a rare and debilitating illness - attracting the attention of the State. Taken into the custody of the feared research facility known as the DSD, her worst nightmare becomes reality.

Ripped away from the life she knew, Wynter is forced to become the test subject of the mysterious Dr. Richter. Through him, she learns the true and terrifying nature of her condition: a disease called Ultraxenopia."