13 year-old Milo, and his 12 year-old sister Meg, have discovered something strange in their hometown of August. They have discovered a strange world called Icarus where, instead of solid people, they become pencil drawings. The landscape around them is a watercolor painting.

When they begin meeting new friends in this world, like the Nanette and her son Wolf, these friends have questions; what is happening to them? Why are some of them being erased? Who is The Artist who has created them? Does The Artist understand that the people he (or is it 'she'?) draws "think and feel" just like everyone else? Nanette hopes Milo and Meg can answer some of these questions, since they come from 'the solid world.'

Join Milo and Meg as they try to solve the many mysteries surrounding the strange world of Icarus.