In a dystopian future where survival is a privilege, Cara has an unusual gift: she's dead in most parallel universes, making her valuable for multiverse travel. Hailing from the desolate wastelands, her fortunes shift when she's selected by the powerful Eldridge Institute to venture where others can't—dimensions where she's no longer alive. But when a doppelganger's mysterious death draws her into a dangerous conspiracy, Cara's dual existence as both marginalized and powerful converges, revealing a perilous truth that could unravel the multiverse itself.