Dream Level One

The story opens on an ordinary, sunny day in Washington, DC, when a nuclear explosion tears through the city, flattening buildings and killing bystanders. As the mushroom cloud climbs into the sky, Ahkmed Mohammad Allakheem, the cruel head of the world's most wanted terrorist organization, watches with satisfaction. He then sets a dream disc into an unadorned case bearing the name Abu.

FBI agent John Tower has become intrigued by a growing trend in which companies offer customers immersive virtual dream experiences. He is about to book a session with one of these firms when a news bulletin reports that terrorists on American soil have obtained plutonium of nuclear grade. Before long, Tower's own dream excursion crosses paths with the people preparing a plot they regard as holy, one meant to bring the Western world to its knees. He begins to wonder whether the life he is living is real or belongs to some other world.

This science fiction thriller follows an FBI agent down a mysterious path as he tries to determine whether he truly controls his own fate or is merely the invention of a far more powerful mind. Meanwhile, the terrorists push their scheme forward.