Follow the journeys of Jack Rowan, a disabled police officer drawn to a mysterious shop where he becomes trapped. Inside he meets others snatched from different points in time. Enter Maltheus Falfax, enigmatic proprietor of "A Fine Man's Haberdashery," who introduces himself as one of many angels charged with managing the original architecture of the universe. Sinister forces are at work. Outcast angels have taken their secrets to Hell, and the powers of the Underworld have crafted a world of their own, a place where the only salvation is a dead-end dumping ground of eternal nothingness. Still, hope flourishes across the lands, hope for a better life and the simple freedoms that come with the empowerment of free will. Falfax makes an intriguing proposition: return to their discarded lives with no questions asked, or take a stab at a new life, in a new land full of fantasy and myth, a place where their ailing bodies will be renewed. Of course, there's a catch. But isn't there always!