Driven by loyalty to his sister, ex-soldier Gord Hilt accepts a risky job for the benefit of a shadowy organization: stealing an interstellar ship's classified propulsion system plans. Entangled in a web of lies and ethical dilemmas, he navigates a world of covert operations, high-stakes encounters, and unexpected alliances, ultimately risking everything for a chance at a better future.
Gord Hilt, an ex-UN soldier, is approached by a lawyer for a powerful organization and offered a lucrative deal: steal the propulsion system plans for Project Nominal Echo, a mission to colonize the planet Fides, in exchange for ensuring his and his sister's future.
The colonization of Fides, a habitable planet in the Alpha Centaury system, is closely controlled by the multinational organization dubbed Project Nominal Echo, including the selection of the colonists. But Gord's employer wants the opportunity to travel to Fides opened beyond the elites.

Gord's resolve is tested by the task, his sense of right and wrong strained to the limit by the new and old relationships that he must forge, or break, and the actions that he must take to achieve his mission.

To what degree does a just goal justify Gord's actions? The democratization of access to Fides is in the balance.