A typical day at school turns out to be only the beginning of an interplanetary adventure for 8-year old Nora Podshak. After her parents unexpectedly whisk her away from school, the journey begins, first on a space station near Earth as her family seeks refuge from a growing galactic conflict. Nora and her older brother, Zeke, become stranded on an interplanetary space liner called the . Separated from their parents, they must grow up quickly while playing an intergalactic game of cat-and-mouse with the and the , dark forces from across the galaxy. Their intended destination is Echo, a distant planet where they hope to be reunited with their parents, shielded from the conflict, and able to live out their childhood in peace. But getting to Echo and finding their parents will be no simple task...