Everyone has bad mornings. You wake up late, you stub your toe, you burn the toast...but for one capsuleer, this goes far beyond a bad day.
When he learns that a friend of his is actually an alien with advanced knowledge of
his planets impending destruction, he is transported off the Earth seconds before it is exploded to make way for a new hyperspace motorway. And as if that's not enough, throw in being wanted by concord, Aura, an insane electronic
encyclopedia, no tea whatsoever, a chronically depressed robot and the search for the meaning of life, and you've got the greatest adventure in New Eden...