The crew of the new starship Mercury prepares for a short journey to Mars, both to test a miraculous new engine and to assist the first landing team to set foot on the red planet. Sabotage and mutiny strand Mercury and all hands deep in uncharted space. The ship damaged, and the crew subject to the horror of knowing they may never see Earth again, they accidentally stumble across something that will shake our understanding of the universe. A story of raw human determination, achievement, and curiosity, set against all too human hatred, madness, and fear. Samuel Blondahl's Anahita Chronicles are thrilling and complex, a contemporary sci-fi epic like nothing that has come before.