In a world where popularity rules and everyone craves fame, fifteen-year-old Aya Fuse is just another face in the crowd—a total nobody. While "tech-heads" flaunt their latest gadgets, "kickers" spread gossip and trends, and "surge monkeys" are hooked on extreme plastic surgery, Aya longs to be noticed.

Her only chance at stardom is to uncover a story wild enough to catapult her into celebrity status. When she stumbles upon a secret so big it could change everything, Aya knows she's on the cusp of fame.

But as she teeters on the edge of revealing the truth, she must ask herself: Will exposing this secret change her fate—and the fate of the brave new world—in ways she never could have imagined?