After an earthquake dislodges a family heirloom, Rob Langolier picked it up, only for the blade to displace him into 19th Century France where he comes across a kindly bishop and a man down on his luck. He soon obtains a pistol from the bishop that launched him back to the late 18th Century, around New York City where he find that revolution is imminent.... more>>

As if adjusting to the ability to back and forth between these two periods of time wasn't hard enough, Rob also realizes that every time he speaks, it either becomes a full blown song or is tied to the rhythm of a background song, depending on which time he's in.

Eventually, Rob will be stuck between a revolution and a rebellion, praying to survive both. <<less