The fate of the future is in her hands.

Deep space. An escaped convict, General Swann, and his band of mercenaries have seized control of a giant "Colony" ship orbiting a dead planet. The ship´s cargo: tens of thousands of men, women, and children, frozen in suspended animation. Soon, a once-in-a-century solar flare will power a ring of satellites which will render the hostile planet habitable. The children of the dying earth will awaken, and the endangered human race will thrive again. Unless - Swann destroys them first. Now only the ship´s few remaining crew members stand between humankind´s salvation - and its destruction.