A highly successful engineer and inventor in Unification Era Terra, Dr. Angela Becker has just won a contract at the age of 27. Under the code name Project Icarus, she will be testing her prototypes. But even with her intellect and foresight, things are not always what they seem. No one, including the gifted Dr. Becker, is immune. Her reactions to the unforeseeable events that lay ahead will determine not only who she is but also what the future will hold. A realistic space odyssey, explores the possibilities and implications of near-future space exploration.