Shara Drummond was a gifted dancer and a brilliant choreographer, but could not pursue her dream of dancing on the Earth, so she went to space, creating a new art form in three dimensions. Then the aliens arrived, and there was only one way to prove that the human race deserved not just to survive, but to reach the stars. The only hope was Shara, with her stardance.

An Earth-born dancer, Rain McLeod lived for her art. Dancing was her dream and her destiny - until nature betrayed her body, destroying all hope that she could ever dance again . . . She had one last chance: The Starseed Foundation. As a volunteer, she trained for the ultimate step in human evolution - joining with a symbiotic lifeform that provided all food, water and air . . . that allowed humans to live in the vacuum of space . . . and could turn a mortal like Rain into a Stardancer beyond the laws of gravity. But every miracle has its price

It is 2064. Earth is enjoying an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity, all due to the mysterious, benevolent Starmind, which has given humanity the resources to abolish war and exist in space. Art in all its forms flourishes, and Rand Porter finds his talent as a composer in great demand. So much so he is offered the prestigious title of Co-Artistic Director and Resident Shaper/Composer at the Shimizu Hotel - the finest, most luxurious hotel in High Earth Orbit. But prestige can have a price. And the Shimizu Hotel has suddenly become a hive of treachery and terrorism aimed at one purpose: the destruction of the Starmind. Now Rand must find a way to thwart the plot, or Earth will be destroyed. And humanity itself - so close to its final evolutionary stage - will cease to exist...