Summary
Graham, a man from the 19th century suffering from extreme insomnia, unexpectedly falls into a coma-like sleep—and awakens 200 years later in a radically transformed futuristic London.
While he slept, his modest wealth had been compounded through the centuries, making him the richest man in the world and the legal owner of a vast global empire.
But instead of awakening into a utopia, Graham finds himself at the heart of a totalitarian regime where a ruling oligarchy uses his name to oppress the masses.
Shocked and disillusioned, he becomes a reluctant symbol of revolution, torn between the powerful elite who seek to control him and the oppressed workers who hope he will lead them to freedom.
As he grapples with this alien world, Graham must decide whether to fight for justice or remain a passive figurehead in a society built on inequality.