一九九二年、予知能力者狩りを行なうべく月に結集したジョー・チップら反予知能力者たちが、予知能力者側のテロにあった瞬間から、時間退行がはじまった。

On Mars, the harsh climate could make any colonist turn to drugs to escape a dead-end existence. Especially when the drug is Can-D, which transports its users into the idyllic world of a Barbie-esque character named Perky Pat. When the mysterious Palmer Eldritch arrives with a new drug called Chew-Z, he offers a more addictive experience, one that might bring the user closer to God. But in a world where everyone is tripping, no promises can be taken at face value.

Harry Benson suffers from violent seizures. So violent that he often blacks out when they take hold. Shortly after severely beating two men during an episode, the police escort Benson to a Los Angeles hospital for treatment. There, Dr. Roger McPherson, head of the prestigious Neuropsychiatric Research Unit, is convinced he can cure Benson with an experimental procedure that would place electrodes deep in his brain's pleasure centers.

火星植民地の大立者アーニイ・コットは、宇宙飛行の影響で生じた分裂病の少年をおのれの野心のために利用しようとした。

すべてが予測可能になった未来社会、時を超えてやって来た謎の男コールは、唯一の不確定要素だった