Hercule Barfuss—the protagonist of the novel—is deprived by nature of what every person has, but in return he is granted supernatural abilities. He could make people fall in love with him without remembering, forget time and space, fill their souls with music and harmony… For love of the beautiful Henriette, he was ready to endure all the misfortunes that fell to his share. And God rewarded him: He gave him happiness that surpassed all his dreams… But happiness turned out to be short-lived… The cruelty of the world turned him into a avenger. Yet after surviving the ordeal of life and death, he, by feel, finds his way to the light and gains freedom, awakening the gift of rousing love.