As a postdoctoral researcher of neural engineering in the University of Bamako, Kamal Bhikha is in the midst of a major technological breakthrough. There's more craziness involved than he signed up for, though; not only are his efforts attracting the attention of the Malian Armed Forces, but supernatural equine-like beings are showing up around campus.

Meanwhile, an Australian family is witnessing something else strange. In the forest, characters of their youngest daughter's favorite show---the Canadian-American television series My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic---walk lightly among the conifers and shrubs.

In the Western world, millions of Christians are reporting sightings of biblical figures, events, and settings. In the Arab world, something similar is happening, except that it all comes from Islamic doctrine. In other countries, Hinduism, Buddhism, and folk religions are manifesting in the same way.

Whatever connections may exist between these wonders, it's up to Kamal to figure them out. There's a lot more at play than anyone could suspect, threatening the very integrity of civilization itself.