Thomas Garbaldi is an ordinary fifteen-year-old boy living on a ranch in central New Mexico. However, his life is anything but ordinary. The most unthinkable happens-his mother dies leaving Thomas and his older brother, William, alone on the ranch. William's decision to sell the ranch turns Thomas' world upside down. However, his life is full of odd twists and turns. As if the challenges of the ranch are not enough, Thomas encounters something out of this world. An alien, struggling to live, enters his mind and body. Through the ordeal, Thomas finds the most extraordinary friends in the most ordinary people. Unable to confide in anyone about the alien, Thomas begins a journey, alone, to rid his body of the alien. Thomas faces life-changing decisions that could spell doom for his life, the alien, and his closest friend. Will he make the right choices? Only time will tell as a whole civilization awaits the return of their Queen, the Queen of Neptune.