A year later after the events of the first book, Taylor Carlisle leaves Oakston and Kristen to learn more about his past and the existence of The Gatherers. However, Taylor's journey leads him to series of clues around the world as he meets a vigilante Gatherer Nina, faces off with The Gatherers' arch-nemesis, The Predators, and encounter the return of Keith. Among those events is the fact he will learn the reason why he is called the so-called Wanderer. Meanwhile, Kristen is left heartbroken since the end of the first book and is dealing with Taylor's departure hard, yet continues to move on with her life with her friends and family. However, she soon finds solace with her new love interest, Daniel Vanderhorn. When Taylor eventually comes back to Oakston, Kristen will forced herself to be