<p><strong>To the rest of the world it's just a walk. To Jack it's an odyssey.</strong></p><p>Jack Van Horne is a master of the cosmic epic but his own world has shrunk to the size of a few city blocks. For ten years agoraphobia has been his silent shadow a self-imposed prison that medication can't break and his editor dismisses as a stubborn case of writer's block. While he struggles to find an ending for his legendary space fantasy series the walls of his neighbourhood are closing in.</p><p>Jack knows he isn't just stuck; he's fading.</p><p>The routine of his safe zone is upended when Jack is tasked with watching his young niece for a few days. It's a standard family favour but there's a catch: she isn't staying with him. To care for her Jack must step beyond the sanctity of his borders and venture toward the <strong>West Valley Wall</strong>.</p>