Dar Oakley is the first crow in world history to receive a name. She invents a language for the crow people, flies into the otherworld, and accidentally steals immortality. In numerous lives, she befriends people from different eras, witnesses Caesar's conquest of Gaul, and discovers America with Saint Brendan – always in search of the truth about life and death. Until she finds a person in a time when our world is already in ruins, to whom she can tell her story. For true immortality lies in the stories that continue to be told. For centuries, Dar Oakley and her crows have observed humans. They have seen civilizations rise and fall. They have always been able to thrive on the refuse of bipeds and learn from their behavior. But now, the world of humans is breaking apart.