Well, it takes place in the far future of our universe, where humans have branched out into many different solar systems/galaxies; Neverness is a city which is sort of an intellectual center for a mystical order of mathematicians (and other professions) who use their knowledge to navigate "the manifold" (read: the universe). The story is the tale of how the main character Mallory, after an encounter with a God-like entity deep in the heart of space, embarks on a quest to discover the secret of life, and ends up transforming himself into something incredible. It has a very psychedelic tinge to it a lot of the time, in a good way.
sounds good to me!