Most countries on Earth seem to be involved in a revolutionary space project. Roy Blain, reporter for Worldwide Newsgroup and his friend, Professor William 'Wild Bill' Taylor, suspect the low earth ion powered orbiter tagged 'VIP' is much more than advertised. Their investigation leads to more questions than answers. Could an Earth at last united in cause be looking for an enhanced pathway to the stars? Or is the entire Project VIP a fraud for a much more sinister purpose? The notion of a Rosolite influence cannot be discarded. The return of Seron and her cousin Quillian of the revered House of Ti, more than 70 years after Seron's last visit to Earth, prompts Blain, Taylor, Seron and Quillian to embark on a dangerous race to stop an experiment that could disrupt the entire Solar System.