What happens with something becomes someone?
In the aftermath of an asteroid impact, Earth's power grid is damaged
nearly beyond recovery. The survival of our world may well depend on
energy sources collected from an abandoned undersea settlement beneath
the icy surface of Enceladus. Earth-raised Colonel Carter Rhodes, in
charge of Earth's recovery efforts, calls upon Gwen Baré, a Venusian
engineer, to regain control of the deserted moon outpost and collect
fuel for Earth's collapsing power grids.
However, what Gwen discovers churning in Enceladus's subsurface waters
brings her and Colonel Rhodes' straightforward plans to a crashing halt.
Soon, Gwen finds herself in the middle of an interplanetary standoff.
Win, and give the last humans on Earth a chance to survive. Lose, and
risk the permanent dismantling of human society across the Solar System.
Forced to take sides in this war for power, resources, and species
survival, Gwen must make choices that not only affect her own life, but
also force her to question what "life" itself might really mean.
Will the promise of Enceladus energy be enough to salvage what is left
of Earth's society?
Are these humans worthy of salvation?.