Afsar Ali Khan, scion of an aristocratic family that goes back many generations, still lives in the fairy-tale world of his forefathers. However, the discovery of a long-hidden family secret leads him on a quest where he comes across a variety of people - such as Noor Ahmed, a man in search of his origins and Simon Pearce-Herford, the young Englishman enchanted by all things historical. Combining philosophy and history with delightful anecdotes of a royal family, Reflections of an Uncommon Man re-creates a world that has long been lost, while re-affirming the need to let go of the past.