1965: deep in the primordial swamps of Cajun Louisiana, Paris struggles with her mother's death at the hands of a narcissistic lobotomist.

Chaos ensues with the rising of each full moon, and as antediluvial creatures crawl across the belly of the bayou Paris discovers her own powers.

She is both frightened and exhilarated as she becomes enmeshed in a bayou culture that has devolved into a strange and deadly genetic pool.

Paris traces her lineage back to Nova Scotia and beyond to discover the source of her powers, an unholy alliance between a beautiful druid and a powerful Viking six centuries earlier.