A 15-year-old amnesiac mental patient carves a tattoo into his forearm with a needle and ballpoint pen: "REMEMBER SCAR FACED GIRL." Haunted by dreams of interstellar conflict, Charlie Rockwell’s nightmares say he is a veteran of a covert war waged by Earth's children against a monstrous enemy.

With the possible fate of every child on Earth at stake, Charlie must recover his memories and confront the horrifying truth lurking within. But to do so, he will have to face a secret so harrowing he once nearly succumbed to its crushing weight.