Clockmaker is quite content making timepieces in his little cottage within the world of Everpath, until a terrible shadow from the forest begins to threaten him. Leaving all that he knows behind, Clockmaker escapes with the Road-Men so he can find a new home, far from the cruel shadow that haunts him. Instead, he discovers that the world is not at all what it seems, and he embarks upon a strange adventure beyond his wildest expectations. Lost in a series of bizarre universes, can poor Clockmaker find his way back to Everpath, or is he doomed to always be hunted by the hungry shadow, running from world to world?