You wish you could live in the moon? Be careful what you wish for. When a chance email begins a friendship with one of the founders of the new Townsend moon colony, Quinn Alexander finds himself with access to one of the most sought after stories on earth. As a reporter, he could hardly pass up a trip to the moon and unlimited access to the colony’s denizens. Should he be surprised, then, to learn that the colonists have an ulterior motive? Or, maybe more than one? As Quinn explores the colony, learning its beginnings and inner workings, he is also learning its secrets. Back on earth, dark forces spread lies and half-truths about the colony, even going so far as to keep Quinn from publishing his book about the colony’s first year. What other acts of subterfuge, even terrorism, are the groups known as Earth Firsters planning? Who is financing these groups, religious fundamentalists, or corporations wanting to keep the moon’s resources to themselves? Five years pass, and while pursuing a story, Quinn recognizes an intelligence operative posing as the new colony administrator. He follows the operative, returning to the moon where he learns of a plot to destroy the Townsend colony and discredit his friends. Quinn learns he can no longer be an observer and, willing or not, becomes a part of the colony’s story.