A young man has a close shave with death and after his long and miraculous recovery, finds he has the ability to speak with mice. The rodents he speaks to are just as surprised they can communicate as he is, but not all of them think it is a good thing.

“Hello. I’m sorry to say this, but at the moment I’m not your brother. My mind, at least, isn’t. For some reason, which I myself do not understand, I seem to have entered this body’s mind and I have gained the ability to use it when your brother is not conscious. I have no idea how this happened,...