Synopsis: "Lona Sixteen Always has lived nearly all of her life as someone else. Part of a unique virtual reality experiment, she spends twenty-three hours a day on the "Path," reliving the memories of a boy who lived decades ago. Any other life is unimaginable, until one day someone who doesn't belong appears on Lona's screen -- Fenn, her long-lost friend, has returned to set her free. Lona is wrenched brutally into a life that is suddenly all her own, one that promises liberty and love. But Lona discovers there is a heavy price to pay for straying from her assigned path. Real life has no guarantees, after all." - back cover