Alycean Marr, age 14, lives a life of luxury in the upper reaches of the tower city of Altus Mon. Her only concerns are clothes, boys, and parties. Then the Kytun invade Arcus and carnage ensues. She is rescued by Connell MacLynn, newly arrived after a five-year journey to find a child with mysterious powers, a child named Alycean Marr. A child who may save the galaxy . . .