Centuries in the future, after the collapse of modern society, an orphan survives by becoming a "pincher"—someone who illegally siphons electricity from the grid to power an underground music scene. When her unusual talents draw the attention of powerful forces, she is swept into a conspiracy surrounding a revolutionary scientific experiment that could alter reality itself. Blending literary fiction, dystopian science fiction, and philosophical thriller, Ply explores identity, technology, capitalism, and the bonds that connect us in a radically transformed world.