Alien mysteries. Parental responsibilities. The scout ship Kangaroo has jumped into trouble.NoraDevi intended to leave her old life behind. But when a quick detour toacquire the funds for a new identity goes awry, she finds herselfplunged ever deeper into the troubles she hoped to avoid.TheHuman Sector is a stash of fuel cells just waiting for a spark toexplode. The Great Game of politics and power has shifted from the innerrealm to the border. Captain Liam Kimani of the battlecruiser RCGenghis Khan is the man in position to suppress the explosion - or ridethe wave of it.It's been half a millennium since the Stranding.Is the power of the royals still worth supporting, or is it time to riskeverything for the chance to rejoin the rest of humanity?