Refract is the first book of the signature series. In the ancient past, the universe was thrown into an uneasy imbroglio. An alien god created itself, going against the laws of conservation of mass and energy, and stretched all reality into an unnatural state of decay. This magnetic schism splits the very soul into two separate beings and dooms its victims to burn away. Now, in the twenty-fourth century, and our hero, Sayth, is searching for an interdimensional creature who can end this plight. Unfortunately, he’s also framed for the destruction of a planet and told by a mad god that the universe will end in three days.

Sayth joins and subsequently falls in love with the guardian of a pocket dimension. She’s a feline alien in human form who struggles to adapt to human ways. They rescue two reluctant dragons; one is a pompous actress who has studied at the finest academic institutions, and the other’s a timid biological engineer who once was trounced by genetically modified fruit. Together, they traverse space and dimensions, traveling to worlds inspired by surrealist artists René Magritte and M.C. Escher. Along the way, they learn how ancient civilizations used the alien god to create a society that bends reality to their whims—at a price—and discover a well-intended plot to end the universe. But can they stop the mad god’s plans in time?