On a deep space mission to reconnect with a lost research colony, the crew of the
Sunda Tiger
discovers only androids with missing memories. What happened to the humans?
Marcie is in the first expedition to the surface, seeking to prove she's a capable engineer. While her fellow crew members remain wary of the androids, Marcie sees them as traumatised people, particularly her distractingly handsome guide...
Altair cannot help but be drawn to the diminutive yet capable Marcie. For years, the androids have sought an answer to the mystery of what happened to their colony. Altair wishes they had found clues before humans arrived to help. Something, anything to reassure him that the threat to the humans, including Marcie, is not himself...
While tensions rise between the human crew and the android settlement, tensions of a different kind build between Marcie and Altair. Marcie knows her crew mates wouldn't understand her feelings if they knew. But how long can they keep their secret? And will the mystery threat of Research Colony 227C strike again?