Book II of The Inconstant Moon trilogy. Five years after the discovery of an ancient mysterious object of extra-terrestrial design, Erik Morrison, former corporate exile, is the head of the Ad Astra Project - the construction of a starship to investigate the origins of the artifact. But the cut-throat world of big business continues unabated. And for Enola Hasbro - one time acquaintance of Morrison whose career was sabotaged - the stakes have become perilous. She's working as a Mesh reporter and has become an unwilling pawn in a conspiracy that might end Morrison's project - and her life.