Cokehead Max come from a long line of spiritualists. With each generation becoming more powerful than the last to fulfil a prophecy bestowed upon them. When Max's grandma dies, not only is he forced into a world he wants no part of, he has to pay his grandma's debt for violating the rules governed by Ebony - the guardian of the realm between life and death. Can Max's family - divided by secrecy and grief - unite to defeat both the prophecy and the seemingly rogue guardian? Or is it too late?