The Truth is not what people want. It is what they spend their lives avoiding.
The future is not a utopia.
Virtue belongs to the weak.
The gods no longer speak.
As war with the Sons of the Kalahut clones looms from without, the drug consortiums threaten the peace from within. Dream dust joins the list of vices that await on Paxer Prime. The relentless pursuit of profit and pleasure crushes those who resist. Here, the weak are bought and sold. Grinding industrialism enslaves workers. Alcohol, drugs, and pornography numb the pain of existence. In this world, reality, truth, and even existence are subjective illusions. People wonder if Earth is real. Can Earth save them?
Silus Moore, the chief constable, is the most decent, corrupt man on the station. A face from the past appears. Is it really her? Can she guide him to Earth? To find out, he enters an uneasy alliance with Drake Connors.
Found as a boy on an ancient sleeper ship, Drake Connors consorts with criminals and corrupt corporations. His love for Jee-Bot and alliance with Silus intertwine, pushing him to transform into a better man and to help track down Earth.
Even here, a thousand years after the Great Purge, hope endures.
