Julian Starz is a boy from Earth who has always felt as if he didn't fit in, and on his 13th birthday, his life starts to change drastically. Julian's birthday proves to be just the beginning in a sequence of abnormal events taking place in his typically normal life. His dramatic journey takes him from Earth to the far reaches of outer space and back. Throughout his adventure, fraught with danger and suspense, Julian learns about himself and the ways of the world -- both his own and his newly discovered alien world, which may be more a part of him than he ever could have imagined