1862. A high altitude inn at the foot of a glacier in the Swiss Alps Each winter the snow isolates the inn rendering it totally inaccessible.

A young corporate executive is kidnapped from his apartment. He wakes up in the middle of a forest only to be stalked by a mysterious hunter.

In a country where people literally feed on letters from words gathered in trees, reading is vital not to die of boredom. A Wordcutter makes an encounter that will change his life forever.