ThemaincharacterisDrMaxHolst,asuccessfulneurosurgeonOnedayanintenselittlemannamedSteinmetzshowsup,whohastherealabilitytocreateobjectsoutofthinair,usingonlyhismindAsnoonebelieveshimatfirst,heisheldatawardformentalpatients,butmanifeststhekeytohisdoorandescapesAshehasaspecialinterestinDrHolst,SteinmetzsubsequentlyinvitesHolsttohislargemansion,whichisfullofexpensivepaintingsandsculptures,andprovestohimthathecaninfactmaterialiseobjectsSteinmetz’sabilitiesareevolvingbyleapsandbounds,andisprogressingfrombeingabletocreateobjectsonlytobeingabletocreatelivingthingsHisultimateambitionistobeabletocreateahumanbeingHetellsDrHolstthatifhewillonlyperformacertainbrainoperationonhim,SteinmetzwillbecomeabletoattainhisgoalHe’sgotallthenecessaryequipmentsetupinhisbasementDrHolst,however,istoospookedbythewholethingtoagreetothismadscheme,andrefusesSteinmetzthensetsaboutmanipulatingHolst’slife,topressurehimintoperformingtheoperationBythenSteinmetzhasbecomeabletocreateatemporaryhumanbeing,andinthehopethathecanperhapsmakehisowncreationperformtheoperation,hemanifestsadoppelgangerofDrHolstThisdoubleproceedstotakeoverDrHolst’slife,creatingchaosforhimprofessionallyandpersonallyAndthenDrHolststartsfightingbackTheendinghasthedualvirtueofbeingbothunexpectedandsatisfying
