The Thirty-Year Checkpoint has arrived, and with it, 50,000 new colonists are in orbit. The new arrivals expect the planet to be well on its way to being a beacon of progress, little do they know the survivors of the first colony have been asleep, patiently waiting for them…

A rift between the new arrivals and the original colonists soon forms, leading to resentment and unease from both groups. To avoid breaching the delicate peace and ensure their quotas are met, a plan is enacted to expand north. But there, they will encounter something that has remained unseen. Something even the native inhabitants of Seryhenya fear…

A Queen who had her title thrust upon her, a magistrate who is desperate to keep up with impossible orders, and an officer who has made the native lifeforms his obsession. These are just a few of the players vying for favor and power in the distant colony of Seryhenya.
 

In this thrilling web of danger and politics, Bradshaw has created a world that leaves you guessing who to trust, which orders are best for the inhabitants and what is the correct course of action for the survival of the colony.