The Margolians were a group of intellectuals who were at odds with the repressive powers that were in control of Earth's government of their time. Expecting no change in the foreseeable future, they bought two starships , the "Seeker" and the "Bremerhaven", and transported their several thousand followers to a new planet where they could control their own destinies. They burned all bridges, telling no one the location of their new world, and they were never heard from again. Now, nine thousand years later, a cup is brought to Alex Benedict and Chase Kolpath that could only have come from the "Seeker". Is the "Seeker" out there somewhere? Are the descendants of the Margolians still living on an unknown planet somewhere? Another great SF Mystery from Jack McDevitt.