T Jay Burdett

Hot, young people all over the world are in the middle of a modern sexual revolution: Unlike the older generations who came before us, we’re blurring the lines of gender and identity in ways that are affirming, sexy, fun, and exciting, both in and outside of the bedroom. This revolution isn’t about abandoning traditional notions of masculinity and femininity — what fun would that be? No, this is about expanding those definitions.

In the middle of the night, in a house on a quiet street in suburban Minneapolis, intruders silently murder Luke Ellis' parents and load him into a black SUV. The operation takes less than two minutes. Luke will wake up at The Institute, in a room that looks just like his own, except there's no window. And outside his door are other doors, behind which are other kids with special talents - telekinesis and telepathy - who got to this place the same way Luke did: Kalisha, Nick, George, Iris, and 10-year-old Avery Dixon.

Even four years after the sudden death of his wife, best selling novelist Mike Noonan can't stop grieving, nor can he return to his writing. He moves into his isolated house by the lake, which becomes the site of ghostly visitations, ever-escalating nightmares, and the sudden recovery of his writing ability. What are the forces that have been unleashed here - and what do they want of Mike Noonan?