For years Derek Shaw has stayed out of sight, hiding from the world and the terrifying life he has tried to leave behind.

His life begins to unravel when he awakens to find that he is missing entire days of his life. A mentor from his past appears and claims that Shaw is the center of a sinister project called The Human Strain run by an even more sinister corporation.

Soon all his efforts to remain hidden fall apart as he is caught in a shroud of deception and manipulation at the hands of the Ammotech Corporation. He must seek help from the most unlikely sources and ally with the untrustworthy in order to survive.

Characters come out of the shadows claiming to be his friend but only manipulate him to serve their needs and lead him further from the truth that scares him more than his growing abilities.

Shaw is the Uncoded and his terrible life is the key to discovering the nature of the Ammotech Corporation and unraveling the truth that reaches far into the past and a plot to change the future into something not quite human.

The only hope for survival is for Shaw to confront his tortured past and become stronger than his enemies.