A ship from Earth is coming, but it's not what they expect.

Patrick and Susan have enjoyed a relatively peaceful life on the colony of Tau Ceti 2, twelve light years from Earth. However, everything changes when the starship Asimov arrives. Promises of a more prosperous colony are contradicted by uncertainty about Earth's intentions.

Many among the colonists are suspicious of Earth's intentions. More immediately, is the other colony settlement-the Ellis Research Station two hundred miles from Grissom-supporting Earth's plans?

Can they uncover Earth's endgame, or will they become pawns in a conspiracy that forever alters the colony's future?

The first novel in the Library Ship Saga, a fascinating voyage into the future.