Brant George is the newly arrived representative from New Sydney, a young colony light years away. Freshly taking his seat on the Planetary Council, few know him or trust him. Tuck Findlay is a well respected scientist with little to no people skills. Both want to make a name for themselves and change the universe as they know it. Link Underwood also wants to make his mark on the universe. As one of many captains in the Terraformer fleet, he finds an opening to break away from the fleet and push the limits of what the fleet can do. Both groups find the answers to what they are searching for in Project Midmark, an ambitious project that will create universal communication across all the known worlds. But, nothing is ever that simple. Underlying the rise of these men is a plot to destroy them all. Will Midmark become their legacy or their demise?