Splitters live in two worlds simultaneous--an existence filled with confusion, fear and growing madness. There have only been a handful of splitters over the history of the world, but in every case as they grew to adulthood they descended into insanity and eventually become some of the worst monsters on both the Dreamside and the waking world. A new splitter has been born--a young boy named Paul. In the waking world, he is homeless, living behind a dumpster in an alley in one of the worst parts of Tayport. On the Dreamside he rules his own dream with an iron hand. But these two worlds mingle dangerously. As Paul slowly begins his own decline into madness he strikes out at the one being that he fears most--the only person he knows that can actually challenge him in his own dream. As a result, Colin Pierce--the most powerful Dreamer in generations--is left in a coma and it's up to his girlfriend Kate to rescue him and deal with this new Splitter. But she knows nothing of the Dreamside before this, so in addition to the challenges she will face in her journey, she also has to learn about and come to terms with the Dreamside.She sets out, accompanied by Colin's daughter dreams, to find her new found love and bring him back to the world.