Earth is dead Humans survive only through the grace of alien charityEleanor worked for years to buy out her contract and escape from a life of servitude on LunaNow free but destitute and naive she has to navigate life on the Stationthe center of human civilizationand find a way to surviveA terrifying encounter with a fixer may lead to her only chance at a better life but it means going to the one place in Sol where no human in their right mind would dare EarthWill Eleanor overcome the trials of the postapocalyptic planet Or is she a pawn in someone elses game