Sim 299 holds a secret of great power that can end the devastating Splicer War. No one has ever reached the final simulation, except Aidan. He’s different. He’s sleepless.
All children on the planet Ethos receive the Prime Injection at birth, from which some develop special powers. Those with abilities are conscripted into the military to train for a war against a mysterious alien race known as the Splicers.
But every power has a defect. Aidan’s defect is that he can not sleep–he’s not capable of it.
While everyone else rests at night, he trains in the lifelike virtual simulations, going further than any cadet in history. No one knows what lies after Sim 299, but something, or someone, is guiding Aidan to the last sim. If he can pass the final test, he and his friends may discover the key to ending the Splicer War.