In a not-so-distant future world where people have forgotten how to feel emotions and feelings, Miranda Green feels at home. She is a natural alexithymic—an emotionally mute person. That’s how it is for everyone in Centropolis, the capital of the Unified Eurasian State. Here everyone knows: the absence of emotions is an indisputable advantage, a sign of perfect efficiency. But Miranda’s familiar beliefs are about to crumble into ash after she meets a mysterious Seller of feelings.