In the wake of World War 5, half the Earth's surface is a radioactive wasteland. Admiral Hans Agler chooses to pilot the Astral Ark, a sub FTL colony ship, on a fifty year journey to a new Promised Land. He remains awake while Alyonna, his fiance, goes into cryo. Humanity boards the ship full of hope for a second chance while sinister forces plot a repeat of history. Cover Credit: Chris Era