"Florence Lopp!" Dumbledore screams, as the fifth peice of paper flies out of the Goblet of Fire. Florence's sixth year at Hogwarts will be one of danger, adventure, discoveries, betrayal, and of course, love.

Today, at the centre of our galaxy, dwell small colonies of a most extraordinary species – humans. Snatched from planet earth by slave traders they have a habit of escaping and finding more of their own kind. Now their unique qualities have begun changing the course of galactic history. Fourteen-year-old Mervyn Bright possesses no special powers or advantages. He has courage, tenacity, and three close friends from the Space Academy: Loren, a brilliant but despised out-worlder, Tarun, heir to a once-powerful dynasty, and Aurora, niece to the embattled Patriarch. Together they make a formidable team.