Two Civilizations struggle to rebuild.
Only one path leads from the ashes.
For 10 years humanity has struggled to withstand the deadly metal dragon that haunts its skies.
From beneath the ice of Antarctica, Gaia uses her unique deep space array to search for the deadly dragon's masters - or some powerful ally that might assist their fight against it. A face fills her dreams. The face of a man she believes can help humanity reclaim dominion of their planet.
But sending a message to the stars will draw the dragon's wrath, and Gaia risks destroying humanity's final hope if her hunch is wrong.
It has been 10,000 years since the Caltarans fled the ruin of their homeworld to start again among the stars.
Using cold sleep technology to traverse the empty spaces between solar systems, Anten and Salis have survived the ages. Salis is still a lost soul, a shadow of his former self. And Anten is haunted by the inescapable demons of his past, relentlessly searching the cosmos in the vain hope his late wife's final promise might yet be fulfilled.
The last thing Anten expects is to receive a message from a woman bearing his dead wife's face. Worse, answering her desperate plea could drag his civilization back to the brink of destruction.