A thoughtful, grounded view of a future brimming with possibility . . . I loved this book! This feels like a spiritual successor to Contact in that it's patient, grounded, and filled with possibilities . . . I felt echoes of Crichton and Grisham with each page I turned. - Wes Evans Heidenreich, The PestleEvery morning, Jenny is waken by Britta, makes coffee, uploads to her implant, and is off to work at the firm. The late twenty-first century world Jenny lives in is no dystopia, but the virtual intrusions - and perhaps her lingering past - leaves her feeling empty. Getting away from the office, she finds solace alone on her surfboard. But cracks form in her carefully mandated life when she takes on an unlikely client, the renowned physicist, Aravinda Venkalaswaran. While Venka's kind charisma slowly wins her over, he comes with financial backers that leave Jenny uneasy about her involvement in breakthrough technology that will transform the the first means of rapid interstellar travel. Rising to the occasion, Jenny balances between brokering deals with insurgents and placating the national interests of the world's powers. As historic events develop she is drawn into a new future for herself, the man she loves, and all of humanity.___