I wasn't sure if I would enjoy this futuristic novel. The book takes place 2142. Earth has colonies in space and anytime we try to explore beyond Pluto we are attacked and destroyed by an unknown threat called Screen. Before reading the book, I imagined a star track, geeky read. This book while exploring space and offering futuristic technologies, has a good solid story, with lots of twists to keep the reader engaged. I am looking forward to the next book in this series "A Phoenix Amongst the Stars".