Sinceancienttimes,atribeontheAfricancontinenthasbeenprophesyingthatawhiteboywillarrivetobetheirgod:theSonoftheMoon.David,a12-year-oldorphanwholivesinEurope,learnsabouttheprophecyandbelievesthatheisthechosenchildandthatdestinymustbefulfilledatanycost.BeforeDavidcanfulfillhisprophecyhemustescapetheheavilyguardedscientificorganizationthathasadoptedhim.David'sstrangebehaviorandthefactthathepossessesextrasensoryperception,hasattractedtheattentionofanorganizationresearchingso-called"prodigiousbeings"intheocculttradition.Davidsoondiscoversthattheirgoalistochannelthemoon'senergyintoachildyettobeborn,robbinghimofhisrightfulplaceastheSonoftheMoon.Twowomen,Victoria,amemberofthecenter,andGeorgina,thefuturemotherofthesupposedmoonchild,willhelpDavidfulfillhisdestiny.AfterseveralattemptsDavidmanagestoescapethecenterandundergoesaseriesofnewexperiences:love,adventure,supernaturaleventsandevendeath.Davidisrelentlesslypursued,pushinghimfurthertowardshisgoal,towardsAfricawherehisfateawaitshim.