It's the middle of the 21st century. A war-ravaged Asia is the back-drop for Viveka Jeng Vanachek, whose mission to the Himalayas reveals important things about the future of the world.
The story is set in a dystopian 21st century (specifically around the year 2069), where endless warfare is maintained by drafting all otherwise unemployable or uneducated citizens into the military. Viveka Jeng Vanachek (a reluctant warrant officer in the North American Continental Allied Forces) is shot down over the Kun Mountains in Tibet during a mapping mission. Viveka is captured and force-marched to a remote, snow-bound prisoner-of-war camp housed within a ruined lamasery.
Inside the camp, time and dates become slippery and cause severe headaches. The prisoners suffer from memory loss regarding their duration of confinement, and Viveka begins seeing ghosts, hearing mysterious chanting, and experiencing strange phenomena that blur the line between reality, dreams, and ancient Tibetan mythology. The outside world is eventually devastated by nuclear explosions, leaving the secluded valley isolated.
This book was nominated for the 1992 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel.
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