Without setting foot onanother planet, people like Shep Blaine were reaching out to the starswith their minds, telepathically contacting strange beings on otherworlds. But even Blaine was unprepared for what happened when hecommuned with the soul of an utterly alien being lightyears from Earth.After recovering from his experience, he becomes a dangerous man: notonly has he gained startling new powers—but he now understands thathumankind must share the stars.Hunted through time and space bythose who he used to trust, Blaine undergoes a unique odyssey that takeshim through a nightmarish version of small-town America as he seeks tofind others who share his vision of a humane future. Blaine has mastereddeath and time. Now he must master the fear and ignorance thatthreatened to destroy him!