James Sedor was living a nice, comfortable life out in the fringe colonies of the galaxy. He wasn't in anybody's business and nobody was in his. Life was good. That's when the omnicidal bugs swept through his quiet hamlet, destroying almost everything he held dear. James found himself plucked from obscurity and into the harsh spotlight of history in the process. What will history require of him? Is he up to the task? Who can he trust in his quest? All questions James and humanity will have to answer as they take their first real steps into the cosmopolitan galaxy.