Set in the chaotic times following 9/11, five young adults face a daunting mission to open contact between Earth and Star people. Can Ariel, a girl of both Star and human DNA, and Josh, son of the Air Force Chief of Staff, use their natural and learned skills as Star Kids to succeed in spite of attacks from entrenched power brokers? Ariel is challenged to become the Star People's Ambassador to Earth. Raised on a Starship and shocked when at age 17 she first discovers her human mother, Ariel struggles with what it means to be a hybrid human. Human emotions, belonging to a family, falling in...