Dr. Seamus O'Murchadha's quest to create a bridge to alternative universes takes him and his young assistant Nicole Oreseme and their gynoid bodyguard Murphy to the outer reaches of the Solar System, where they encounter danger and intrigue at every turn. Nearing Jupiter, their ship is hijacked by the dread space pirate Jesus Hernandez. On the Jovian moon Ganymede, Nicole finds a new love but Murphy is left behind, only to make an incredibly daring rescue attempt after Nicole is kidnapped in transit to the Saturnine moon Hyperion. And once our heroes reach Hyperion, a foul betrayal and a dark...