Year 2471 CE Mariposa, a small and lovely world in the Qirvalan sector, has turned out to be rich in a mineral called potenium. The Terran Confederacy hopes to use this substance in a powerful new fuel which could markedly change space travel. Both the people of Mariposa and others in the Qirvalan Alliance are concerned how obtaining this mineral could affect their worlds. There is also concern the the new fuel itself could be very dangerous to use. The differing viewpoints concerning potenium, as well the assassination of a Qirvalan nobleman, threaten to push both groups into open conflict. Can these disputes be resolved? Watch as Daphne is brought from one era to another to begin a new life. Watch as she and her new group of friends attempt to find their destiny as the political tensions around them increase. Observe one man as he heads for an unknown world and the danger waiting there that only he seems to be aware of. The hollow moon is a phenomenon that takes place on the planet Kord and is considered to be a portent. What could this occurence mean to individuals and groups facing uncertancy? Book 3 in the time-space series.