Branded a deviant -- and a threat -- to the Utopian society that exists in the year 2407, Gemm 16884 is given the choice between being recycled or undergoing a mysterious cure. He suddenly finds himself living the life of Johannes, a 16-year-old Jewish musician in Strasbourg, Germany, in 1348, as the townspeople begin to accuse the Jews of causing the Black Death. Surrounded by horror, Johannes struggles to hold on to his family and faith. But can he become Gemm again having known such emotions as pain . . . and love?
Branded a deviant -- and a threat -- to the Utopian society that exists in the year 2407, Gemm 16884 is given the choice between being recycled or undergoing a mysterious cure. He suddenly finds himself living the life of Johannes, a 16-year-old Jewish musician in Strasbourg, Germany, in 1348, as the townspeople begin to accuse the Jews of causing the Black Death. Surrounded by horror, Johannes struggles to hold on to his family and faith. But can he become Gemm again having known such emotions as pain . . . and love?