The Pegasus sets out powered by the new Hegron system on its two-year voyage to explore the source of the weak signal detected by listening posts on earth and mars; the first concrete evidence of alien life. Its journey will bring it into contact with two very different civilisations shaped by very different perspectives on the universe. One is technologically more advanced than the earth. The other is more advanced technologically, socially and spiritually, it would seem, than most other civilisations in the universe.
Will the crew of the Pegasus be embraced by their new hosts or does the earth ship bring difficulties and challenges that the host planet could do without? They have, after all, wreaked havoc to the status quo. The crew of the Pegasus find themselves unintentionally at the centre of a conflict of their own making, a conflict that will have consequences for earth. They marvel at the sights of the host planet, while recognising that they are at the mercy of their hosts, wondering if they will ever be able to return home
