A speculative dystopian look into the future, where the world is ruled by the Pure of Echelon. Icarus Rising tells the story of two people who get caught up in the revolution that will change the world of Echelon. Lian is a young woman bound to the societal role that her yellow skin and past mistakes have doomed her too, trying to succeed in a world that has already branded her as a failure; while Niko is a scientist who is a trying to bring change to the dying planet. When the two cross paths they are forced to confront their demons, having to choose what to believe in a world that has been built on lies.