Real-world, modern characters courageously drive the story farther and farther into the black void. This positive space opera will explore the Galaxy and our own ancient history.

Oliver and Jed Eversole develop a technology that will change the course of human history. The airplane carcasses of the Roswell boneyard give the Eversole crew the hardware needed to build a business empire in the Sol system. Babs, a sensuous nerd with a hard past, writes the code to make everything possible. She is the mother of the artificial intelligence Al, wife to no man, and lover to all.

The arrogance of nations and greedy corporations eager to maintain their hegemony must be overcome. China is the most dangerous of all since they have decided it is their destiny to rule the world. They are the Nazis of the twenty-first century. Colonel Wu leads them in utterly ruthless attacks on Oliver's crew to steal this disrupting technology. He dreams of a renewed Chinese Empire.

Many of the world's militaries still have people of honor who understand all too well the corruption of the power elite. They throw their lot in with the Eversole crew to make something better. When evidence of previous violent intrusions in our solar system is found next to a Portal to the galaxy, it is only a matter of time before there is a clash of civilizations on Earth as in the heavens. Mankind's ancient history comes back to haunt us.

Marco and Ariel who fought the Chinese in the South China Sea, now build a nascent military force for the coming storm. These will be starship troopers in the truest sense.