Young Gabe travels through time and space, reliving history in virtual reality, as he trains to lead a viable space colony.
Gabe leaves Earth to colonize last-chance planet Rayas. The space colony is funded by Mexican descendants of California's El Grande – the Big One.
The expedition bootstraps its terraforming talent from teenagers. Their flexible minds will spend the interstellar years of stasis in a virtual reality academy.
But Gabe's a physical guy. Cast among genius, what can he aspire to?
History captures his imagination. Unlike home, air is breathable under a clean blue sky, as he relives the Ancient Pueblo culture of New Mexico.
In this game, archaic beliefs fuel magic. Dreamer Gabe proves a natural mage.
But the game AI has an agenda.
Next, Gabe experiences El Grande itself, the California catastrophe that birthed his people. Can he lead his team to safety in Mexico? Or will the game AI and stacked realities break his mind?