It is 2136, and Earth has survived an environmental catastrophe and is colonizing the solar system. Mars and Luna have growing populations. Ceres is a long-standing outpost. It is time to go further, and The Snodgrass is the ship that will make that possible. It has a new engine design, and its mission is to test that engine by going to Enceladus to investigate the formation of a new Tiger Stripe. But in space, anything can happen. A new invention sidetracks the mission even before it begins, and once they're underway, they have to face the hazards of alien environments, company bureaucracy, and political intrigue. Then they have to get back. . . .
