ðə nˈɑːvəl stˈɑːɹts sˈɛvɹəl hˈʌndɹɪd jˈɪɹz ˈæftɚ mˈoʊst əv mæŋkˈaɪnd ɪz wˈaɪpt ˈaʊt baɪ ɐ plˈeɪɡ ænd tˈɛlz ðə stˈoːɹi əvə fˈæmɪli ʌv ɪmˈɔːɹɾəlz hˌuː sˈiːk tə kˈɑːŋkɚ ðə wˈɜːld wɪð ɐdvˈænst sˈaɪəns.
The novel starts several hundred years after most of mankind is wiped out by a plague and tells the story of a family of immortals who seek to conquer the world with advanced science.