Isolated from their mother worlds, surrounded by feuding alien races, and faced with enemies both natural and political, each colonist has his or her own reason to create a new life on the edge of the galaxy. For Makenzie Jordan, Star's End is a place to call home. For Jev Nolan, it is a chance to start over. For Alana Kelvern and Alain K'vork Rodriguez, it is a cause for which to fight. For Taner Danil, it is an opportunity for discovery. For Vallis, it is an oasis of harmony, to be protected. And for Administrator Soren Kitano, it is the key to a riddle as ancient as all the races in the galaxy...