Publisher's Synopsis
What starts as a normal day for Hana Kuroda ends with an encounter that will change her life forever. After unexpectedly lending a hand at the local hospital A&E, Hana is surprised by a visit from Dr Haile, offering her the chance to leave the earth and travel amongst the stars. Wishing to follow in her fathers footsteps, Hana is amazed at the prospect. But are there reasons under the surface that lead to her recruitment? What was the document the Areion crew found and how does it all relate to her fathers death? Who is the mysteriously familiar soldier on the Areion and when has he been a part of her life? Choosing to give up her peaceful, ordinary life at home, Hana signs up to the Areion to live with nine others as they journey from planet to planet following a trail that will lead to one of the darkest secrets the government has ever had. As her future opens up before her, events of her past begin to resurface and Hana begins to discover who the father-figure of her childhood really was.
