There hasn't been an international armed conflict on Earth in decades. After years of peace, militaries around the globe are shrinking. But there are those who still imagine war on the horizon, and they will do anything to restore the military to its former glory. Wendy Watson is an engineer who has dedicated her life to building a machine that will revolutionize medicine, but her world is thrown into upheaval when she comes into possession of extraordinary technology and top-secret information that lures her into a world of military intrigue, government secrets, and revolutionary science. How far will Wendy go in order to prevent an act of treason that could have devastating consequences for all of humanity?