在不远的2033年，六家科技公司运营虚拟现实酒店，将死之人可以“上传”其中安享后世。紧巴巴过日子的诺拉蜗居纽约布鲁克林，并为“豪丽禅·湖景（Horizen Lakeview）”豪华数字身后世界提供“天使”客服。洛杉矶浪荡程序员内森遭遇自动驾驶事故，伤势严重命悬一线，物质女友英格丽说服其永久上传，进入诺拉供职的豪丽禅虚拟现实世界。
故事讲述截然不同的两个女性遇上了同一个骗子。Alice是一名势不可挡的私人助理，一位单亲妈妈，一个爱了麦当娜一辈子的粉丝。Caroline是一名畅销奇幻小说作家，刚刚失去了亲人，跟她的贵宾犬Goblin独居。Rob是一个古怪又有名的"生态企业家"，他可能会，也可能不会试图摧毁Alice和Caroline两人。
To the streets, “Raq” Thomas is cold, hard and fierce — a successful and deadly woman taking names in a man’s world. She is tough, resolute, ruthless, but Raq still is capable of love. Great love. The sole recipient of that affection is her son, Kanan; he is everything to her. As much as she cares for him, though, there are many instances where one wonders if she loves him for who he is or if she loves him merely as an extension of herself. The middle child of three, Raq also carries the heavy burden as the earner for her two brothers. She is the sun, and everyone else in her universe exists in her orbit.
