1Q84 unfolds in a fictionalized Tokyo during the year 1984, where a woman named Aomame and a writer named Tengo find themselves slipping into an alternative reality they start to call 1Q84, where history has diverged and mysterious forces are at play. As their destinies intertwine, they must navigate a world filled with strange cults, inscrutable characters, and daunting challenges to their own personal truths and histories.