Overwhelmed by issues at home and pressured to be what he doesn't want to be, Sam Walker longs to be a character in one of his books. After he falls asleep that night, he finds himself in another world--one of beauty unlike anything he has ever seen and adventures he couldn't begin to imagine. When he wakes up, he dismisses it as an extremely vivid dream. Much to his surprise, he continues to return to this strange and seemingly perfect world every time he sleeps. Soon, he starts to wonder if he was actually dreaming...or are his experiences reality?