2848In 2037 the Freemen set out from Earth on the twenty mile long Ark in search of a new planet to inhabit. Now, over 800 years later, the Ark arrives at its destination as an abandoned wreck drifting through Altair's system and toward deep interstellar space. Where did the thousands of passengers go? And who wrecked the Ark and why?From the deck of a crude raft Ying-Tai, Dex, Tima, Gekko, Otis, and Ming watch helplessly as their only hope for survival...