Liam is a boy born with special powers. What exactly those powers are for, only though the course of his first eighteen years will he come to fully understand. He is to become a negotiator. When he comes of age, he must also become a man to fulfill his duties, be the person he was created to be. Only then can he avert an all out war between humanity and a technologically advanced alien race known as the Astashante. The only problem with Liam being able to accomplish all he can be…is Liam himself. Can he overcome his own failings? Or will he fail, as many have before him?