When Corcey shows up at a remote outpost with a reward poster for Sophia, it seems to be a routine bounty hunt. However, thatas just his cover story, and things take a turn for the sinister as more is revealed about the hunter and hunted: they used to be married, were high-level adepts in a very unorthodox cult, and are both convicted war criminals. Corceyas desperate attempt to catch up to Sophia is hampered by the fact that he is literally falling apart at the seamsa]or is he? essene is a dark comedy disguised as surreal science fiction. It is a character study of subjective dementia, the mysteries of Gnostic Christianity, and the problems that arise when you and the Afterlife fail to meet each othersa expectations.